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Shabbat Reading: Left in Dark Times
Lévy risks his soul in an effort to heal the Left.
Yeshua Tolle
Nov 3, 20242 min read


from My Commonplace Book (a metaphor for anti-Semitism)
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the synonymy between antisemitism and anti-Americanism.
Yeshua Tolle
Nov 3, 20241 min read


from My Commonplace Book (buying tears)
Abram Sachar on how Jews were forced to "buy" the right to weep over the ruined Temple
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Shabbat Reading: Barbarism with a Human Face
Lévy makes the case that any abstract “good” hatched in the minds of intellectuals inevitably contains a seed of totalitarianism.
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 27, 20242 min read


Shabbat Reading: What Is This Jewish Heritage?
Lewisohn’s short book aims to stir the soul of its readers to an appreciation of the Jewish heritage.
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 20, 20242 min read


from My Commonplace Book (no kindlessness)
"What is it to be human? Nothing abstract."
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 16, 20241 min read

Publication: The Mystery of Kol Nidrei
My second blog for Times of Israel draws a connection between the shofar and the mysterious, powerful Kol Nidrei text for Yom Kippur.
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 13, 20241 min read

Publication: Joy and Judgment on Rosh Hashanah
My first blog at Times of Israel is a reflection on the duality of joy and judgment in the Rosh Hashanah prayers.
Yeshua Tolle
Oct 3, 20241 min read


Shabbat Reading: S. Y. Agnon's Days of Awe
Fusing together passages from 300 books, Days of Awe explores the High Holidays in their grand meaning and loveliest intricacies.
Yeshua Tolle
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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