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Journey to Sinai: A Shavuot Study Challenge
As Shavuot draws near on May 26–28, 2025, we prepare to celebrate Zmahn Matahn Torah-tehnu, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. This festival invites us to stand again at the foot of the mountain, ready to receive God’s wisdom and guidance anew. How do we make ourselves vessels for such a moment? Through…
“Jewish DNA” & Jewishness
Jewishness isn’t determined by a DNA test. While it is true that Jewish ancestry can be strongly determined by a DNA test, but it is a common misnomer that Jewish ancestry equals being Jewish. That’s like saying because I have some sub-Saharan African ancestry (Senegal), that therefore I’m African American. Ancestry, ethnicity, culture, and nationality…