Monthly Archives: mayo 2025

It is written in Pirkei Avot (Treatise of the Fathers) 1:1: “Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai and transmitted it to Yehoshua. He transmitted it to the elders of the people, who in turn passed it on to the … Seguir leyendo →

Sherwin Theodore Wine (1928-2007) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of parents originally from Poland, affiliated with the Conservative movement, who kept a kosher home and observed the Sabbath. He studied at the University of Michigan, where … Seguir leyendo →

In the Jewish calendar, there are six days on which one must fast. Two of them, Yom Kippur and Tishah b’Av, are major fasts that last a full day, from sunset on the evening of the first day until sunset … Seguir leyendo →

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, 1937-2020, was born in Jerusalem to a completely secular and Zionist family. His father was one of the few from the Land of Israel who volunteered to support the Republic in the Spanish Civil War. At the … Seguir leyendo →

Eugene Borowitz (1924-2016) was born in Columbus, Ohio, to parents originally from Lithuania who spoke Yiddish at home. He proudly stated that he was the product of a mixed marriage between a cerebral Lithuanian grandfather and an emotional Hasidic grandfather. … Seguir leyendo →

Hermann Cohen (1842-1918) was born in Coswig, a town in central Germany with a small Jewish community. Despite its size, in 1800 the community received permission to build a synagogue on the same street where the Cohens would later live. … Seguir leyendo →

The Mishnah, the first written work of Jewish oral tradition, contains in its fourth book, «Nezikin,» which means «damages,» everything related to civil and commercial law. In the Talmud, ten tractates comment on the topics discussed in Nezikin. And for … Seguir leyendo →

“It is customary to blame secular science and anti-religious philosophy for the eclipse of religion in modern society. It would be more honest to blame religion for its own defeats. Religion declined not because it was refuted, but because it … Seguir leyendo →

Reform Judaism was founded in Germany in the early 19th century, as a result of the Emancipation that brought Jews out of the ghetto and gave them equal rights. The first Reform synagogue was founded in Seesen, Germany, in 1810, … Seguir leyendo →