On Baseball and Jewish Endurance
Sep 25, 1995 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Rosh Hashanah
Seminary lore has it that Solomon Schechter advised the young Louis Ginzberg, when he joined the faculty, to master the game of baseball.
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“Dear Mr. Prime Minister…”
May 28, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Behukkotai
This past Sunday, New York Jewry greeted the Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, at a Leadership Assembly at Baruch College sponsored by UJA-Federation of New York, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and United Jewish Communities.
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Lessons From the Book of Ruth
Jun 12, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Shavuot
Sharing our possessions is not a disposition that comes naturally.
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Elijah the Prophet
Apr 23, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol
The Shabbat just prior to Passover is known as the Great Sabbath, Shabbat ha鈥揋adol. It is not one of the four special Sabbaths that span the month of Adar to herald the coming of Passover (Shekalim, Zakhor, Parah and ha鈥揌odesh).
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What Is Love?
Oct 1, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Nitzavim
Love is surely a tough emotional state to prescribe by law.
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The Language of the Jewish People
Sep 24, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Ki Tavo
The owner of the mid-nineteenth-century farmhouse we rented for August has a well-tended orchard of diverse fruit trees.
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The Status of Women
Sep 17, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Ki Tetzei
At 麻豆原创’s opening barbecue for faculty and their families last week, my son and daughter-in-law told us sheepishly that their fourteenth wedding anniversary had caught them unawares.
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The Responsibility of Holding Office
Sep 10, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Shofetim
Rabbi Hananiah, the Deputy High Priest, taught: “Pray for the welfare of the government, for if people did not fear it, they would swallow each other alive” (Pirkei Avot 3:2, trans. Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals, 264).
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