SON’S OF TRUTH
Sons of Truth: Jonah and Peter I’ve had a personal interest in the prophet Jonah for as long as I can remember. My name is Jonah, and I grew up Jewish. Every Yom Kippur, we read the book of Jonah aloud. It’s part of the rhythm of the day: fasting, confession, and this short, strange […]
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED BOUNDARIES
Reflections on boundaries in the universe, society, culture, our lives, and the Bible In the beginning, God did not merely create matter. He created order. The opening chapter of Genesis presents creation not simply as the making of things, but as the drawing of lines: “God saw that the light was good, and he separated […]
BOUNDARIES AND BROKEN WALLS
Boundaries and Broken Walls: A 17th of Tammuz Meditation Preface The 17th of Tammuz (Shivah Asar b’Tammuz) is a daytime fast that marks the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls before the destruction of the Second Temple and the beginning of the “Three Weeks” of mourning that lead to Tisha B’Av. According to the Mishnah, five calamities […]