9/1/21 9/1/21

Who Will Live?

6/1/21 6/1/21

Borderlines: The Ethics of Immigration

Is immigration a basic human right? Or is it a privilege? This episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of What Would You Do?, a podcast about ethics. In this episode, we explore the borderlines making up the ethics of immigration.

10/6/20 10/6/20

Forgiving One Another

Before you read this, think about one person, past or present, with whom you still have some unresolved argument or hurt, whether it is something you caused or received. Maybe you need to apologize; maybe it is they who need to approach you. Perhaps a little of both. Keep them in mind.

8/18/20 8/18/20

What is your Post-Covid Bucket List?

The Internet is filled with post-Covid bucket lists. Lockdown has only enhanced wanderlust it would seem, as people muse about the places they are going to explore, whether it is vacation spots or simply parties and concerts and sporting events. Much of this is premised on economic capability, of course, and leaves out many citizens of the world for whom long term hardship is in store.

8/4/20 8/4/20

Prayer for Everyone

One of the most devastating prayer sentences in any language is also one of the most innocuous. “Lord open my lips, and may my mouth speak your praise.”

7/28/20 7/28/20

The World on Hold

How will we relate as Jews to what has transpired? Will we return to the tired and true, and treat our “time off” as a temporary nuisance? Or as a period in our history with implications for the future of Jewish spirituality?