“ Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva. ”
To Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant Christians, communion involves partaking of the physical real presence of God in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. By contrast, the Torah draws the Jew into engagement with God's infinite mind. Torah learning is the definitive Jewish mode of communion with God.
~ Meir Soloveichik
Throughout its history, the members of Shearith Israel have observed Thanksgiving by reciting in synagogue the same psalms of praise and gratitude sung by Jews all over the world on festive days like Hanukkah.
We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.
Marriage is about love, but it is not first and foremost about love. First and foremost, marriage is about continuity and transmission.