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Apr 30, 2018, 6:59 PM

Israel Must Bridge It’s Gap with American Jewry

As an Israeli Zionist, I do not wish to engage in soul-searching on behalf of US Jewry. All I wish to do is claim that the time has come to articulate a new Zionist position that will grant full...

Oct 26, 2017, 12:57 PM

Inglorious Mamzers — Israel’s Bastardy Dilemma

The “Mamzerim” exhibition at the Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art is both impressive and moving. Nurit Jacobs Yinon, who initiated the work “Mamzerim: Labeled & Erased” with Emily Bilski, told me on a recent visit: “Society stigmatizes the...

Sep 28, 2017, 4:09 PM

For Yom Kippur: A jealous or compassionate God?

By changing His mind and forgiving, God proves that He puts compassion over anger

Jun 22, 2017, 11:03 AM

The spiritual stagnation of Jewish education

The problem of secularization is much discussed at educational conferences. Most educators think the problem lies with young people who prefer a secular way of life, abandoning religion and belief, giving up Judaism and its demands, whether it is...

Jul 22, 2015, 11:38 AM

Jerusalem was destroyed because of mere foolishness

The answer to the question, "Why was Jerusalem destroyed?" is seemingly simple: because of its revolts. A small country cannot withstand an empire. In the days of the First Temple, Babylon occupied the ancient Near East, including the Judean Kingdom....

Jun 25, 2015, 2:53 PM

Pay attention to your souls: Bonna Devora Haberman’s spiritual legacy

On the spiritual legacy of Bonna Devora Haberman: She worked day and night to improve our world

May 21, 2015, 8:42 PM

How Shavuot became the festival of the giving of the Torah

Despite what you may think, Shavuot is not the holiday of the "Giving of the Torah." Search as long as we may in the Torah and Scriptures, we can find no evidence that the Torah was given on Shavuot....

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About Me

Rabbi Dr. Shraga Bar-On is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the director of the David Hartman Center for Intellectual Excellence. He co-heads the Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis.