Holy Times

Sanctifying the Name

The conviction that being a Jew involves the pursuit of justice and the practice of compassion is what led our ancestors to stay loyal to Judaism despite all the pressures to abandon it.

On Not Being Afraid of Greatness

The two commands are respectively the prohibition against desecrating God’s name, Chillul Hashem, and the positive corollary, Kiddush Hashem, that we are commanded to sanctify God’s name. But in what sense can we sanctify or desecrate God’s name?

Radical Uncertainty

Three Versions of Shabbat

Emor 5779

In the Diary

The Duality of Jewish Time