Three Jews, Four Opinions: Source of Values and Virtues A common critique of more liberal ideas of Judaism is that people make up their own definitions of goodness and other values, "pick and choose" freely, and essentially do what they want without any constraint or boundaries. If values are not directly der... Dateline: 2013-05-12 4:36am -07:00T (663 words)
Three Jews, Four Opinions: Counting the Omer - The Creation of Meaning (Part 6) In previous posts, I discussed the murky historical origins of counting the omer and Shavuot. I also discussed how this is reflected in textual ambiguities and confusion. In this post, I would like to examine how people have come to create meaning for t... Dateline: 2013-04-28 4:35am -07:00T (1573 words)
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