Category: Essays
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Why We CAN Read the Torah, Fractures and All
We run up against it from the very beginning. In the first chapter of Genesis we read that “God created the man in his image; in the image of God he created him—male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27), but it’s not long before God creates humans again (Genesis 2:7). God tells Noah to bring two…
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The Flood
Today is Good Friday in the Christian world, a day that commemorates the execution of an innocent man because it was convenient for those who happened to hold political power. Mostly I’m going to write on The Moses Chronicles about biblical texts written in Hebrew, but to mark the day I’d like to share a…
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My Torah Guys
I love photographs. This one is from a much-loved volume of old photos of the Holy Land. It shows three men sitting next to the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem. I call it “My Torah Guys.” I don’t know if that’s really a Torah the guy on the left is holding (I doubt it…), but…
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Why I Love (Jewish) Books
I lack my mother’s talent at crafty things. My childhood cross-stitches were uneven. Crocheting made my fingers hurt. And knitting? A non-starter. But I do enjoy the results of her work, and my favorite is a pinwheel quilt she made for me many years ago — out of book fabric. It’s big. I love to…
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