Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

Revelation

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen writes: "One of the difficulties we have in Judaism today in trying to understand what Revelation means in practice, is that there are differing versions of what actually happened and I am only talking about traditional sources." read more

 

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

Ghetto life

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen writes: "I am always surprised that whenever I am critical, some of my readers assume that I am depressed. So let me admit that this piece is indeed influenced by spending time in one of the world’s great ghettos, Antwerp." read more

 

 

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

Strange folk

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen writes: "How is it possible to love all Jews let alone all human beings even if we are all precious in the eyes of God and He loves us all?" read more

 

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

Why?

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen writes: "A principle of all Western religions is ‘Benevolence’, that God cares and is involved in human life, rewards the good and punishes the bad. But most of us just don’t see it working that way." read more

 

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

Hatikvah

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen writes of the Israeli National Anthem: "If we insist on an anthem, let it be one that incorporates all its citizens. It’s not a text that is hallowed by religion or tradition". read more

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