Orthoprax

As I often do following the night's reading of Eicha, since my shul only has these ancient kinot booklets instead of real books, I looke...

This is a topic that's bothered me for some time. In most US states it is state law that HIV testing first requires the patient's (o...

I was tagged by Da'as Hedyot , so I guess I'll do my blogging duty. Q1. How would you define "atheism"? Strictly as simply...

I found this absolute gem when I was reading "When They Severed Earth from Sky" (y'know, the book that describes the mentality...

Think about it: Sweet hymns shall be my chant and woven songs, For Thou art all for which my spirit longs-- To be within the shadow of Thy h...

Yen Yuan asked about benevolence. The Master [Confucius] said, 'To return to the observance of the rites through overcoming the self con...

Amusing: "Speaking of concentration, Dr. Herzl has a clear insight into the value of that. Have you heard of his plan? He wishes to gat...

"I am a great believer in a total separation between tradition and research. I myself have a warm spot in my heart for the Bible and it...

Here is a short article on possible contemporary answers. None of them particularly blow me away, but a tweaked Albrecht Alt 'infiltrat...

"Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten. And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, ...