S.Y. Agnon

 

 

 

Buchach, Ukraine, the hometown of celebrated author S.Y. Agnon, 

before he immigrated to Israel prior to World War One

 

Aryeh Kaplan

 

 

"On Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah" (1979)

 

Ucrânia

 

 

 

"Ukraine, Israel, and Auto-Emancipation", Rabbi David Wolpe

 

Liel Leibovitz

 

 

"Raising Courageous Jews"

Estados Unidos

 

 

 

"The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?", Daniel Gordis

 

Vida

 

 

 

A flower blooms against the rising full moon in Kathmandu, Nepal

 

Camille Pissarro

 

 

"The Pont Neuf, Afternoon" (1901)

 

Ramesseum

 

 

Luxor, Egypt (c. 1914)

 

Micah

 

 

"Engraving of the Prophet Micah", Gustave Doré (1866)

 

Leo Strauss

 

 

"An Introduction to Political Philosophy"

(1/2)

 

"An Introduction to Political Philosophy"

(2/2)

 

Nefilat Apayim

 

 

(tachanun)

Trabalho

 

 

 

"How to Make Work Meaningful for Us: 

Exploring the Value of Work in Biblical and Rabbinic Sources", Rabbi Eliezer Diamond

 

Vida

 

 

 

 Siberian white cranes dance at the Five Stars Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, China

 

Isaac Levitan

 

 

"River in the forest" (1886)

 

Mitzvah

 

 

David Wolpe

 

Israel

 

 

"Conflict in Israel", a Conversation with Daniel Gordis

 

אֶהְיֶ֤ה כַטַּל֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִפְרַ֖ח כַּשּׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה וְיַ֥ךְ שׇׁרָשָׁ֖יו כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן

I will be to Israel like dew; He shall blossom like the lily,
He shall strike root like a Lebanon tree.

יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הוֹד֑וֹ וְרֵ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן 

His boughs shall spread out far,
His beauty shall be like the olive tree’s,
His fragrance like that of Lebanon.

יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בְצִלּ֔וֹ יְחַיּ֥וּ דָגָ֖ן וְיִפְרְח֣וּ כַגָּ֑פֶן זִכְר֖וֹ כְּיֵ֥ין לְבָנֽוֹן 

They who sit in his shade shall be revived:
They shall bring to life new grain,
They shall blossom like the vine;
His scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

אֶפְרַ֕יִם מַה־לִּ֥י ע֖וֹד לָעֲצַבִּ֑ים אֲנִ֧י עָנִ֣יתִי וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ אֲנִי֙ כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי פֶּרְיְךָ֥ נִמְצָֽא 

Ephraim [shall say]:
“What more have I to do with idols?
When I respond and look to Him,
I become like a verdant cypress. Your fruit is provided by Me.

מִ֤י חָכָם֙ וְיָ֣בֵֽן אֵ֔לֶּה נָב֖וֹן וְיֵדָעֵ֑ם כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֞ים דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה וְצַדִּקִים֙ יֵ֣לְכוּ בָ֔ם וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ בָֽם 

He who is wise will consider these words,
He who is prudent will take note of them.
For the paths of the LORD are smooth;
The righteous can walk on them,
While sinners stumble on them. 

Hosea 14:6-10

Abraham Joshua Heschel

 

 

 

"Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement", Julian E. Zelizer

 

China

 

 

 

"The Morality of the Olympics: 1936 and 2022", Rabbi David Wolpe

 

Vida

 

 

 

A pod of white pelicans, one of the largest birds in Canada and the US, 

is seen on the shore of the Chapala lagoon, Mexico

 

 

וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה תִּקְרְאִ֖י אִישִׁ֑י וְלֹא־תִקְרְאִי־לִ֥י ע֖וֹד בַּעְלִֽי 

And in that day
—declares the LORD—
You will call [Me] Ishi,
And no more will you call Me Baali.

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֖ים מִפִּ֑יהָ וְלֹא־יִזָּכְר֥וּ ע֖וֹד בִּשְׁמָֽם 

For I will remove the names of the Baalim from her mouth,
And they shall nevermore be mentioned by name.

וְכָרַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם בְּרִית֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא עִם־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְעִם־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְקֶ֨שֶׁת וְחֶ֤רֶב וּמִלְחָמָה֙ אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח 

In that day, I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; I will also banish bow, sword, and war from the land. Thus I will let them lie down in safety.

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִי֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחֶ֖סֶד וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים 

And I will espouse you forever:
I will espouse you with righteousness and justice,
And with goodness and mercy,

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה   

And I will espouse you with faithfulness;
Then you shall be devoted to the LORD.

Hosea 2:18-22

 

Hulda Gates

 

 

The Herodian Hulda Gates, Jerusalem (Reconstruction)

 

Comics

 

 

"American Comics: a History", Jeremy Dauber