To think Jewishly is to stand at the edge of certainty and still choose to believe, question, and seek. Jewish thought lives in the tension between faith and doubt, law and freedom, eternity and change.
In Heschel and Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
I have learned to be constantly thankful to God for His incredible gift of children, children-in-law and grandchildren. I learned this on Friday, June 11, 2010, when my wife and I nearly lost a daughter and three grandchildren.
In Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
There is only one time I have ever forgiven an anti-Semite. But it was for a good reason. He had successfully helped me to become Jewish!
What do we mean when we ask "Who is like our God?"
In Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Liturgy & Ritual by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
The song “Ein Keloh-enu” rejects the traditional so-called rational proofs for the existence of God, since they are based on a serious paradox.
In Converting to Judaism and Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Israel has been confronted with the plight of hundreds of thousands of people who made aliyah, mostly from Russia, who are children of mixed marriages or who have other Jewish ancestry, such as Jewish grandparents. Most of them are not halachically Jewish since their mothers are not Jewish. Yet many of them would like to become Jewish. The problem, however, is that the majority do not want to commit themselves to a halachic way of life.
In Converting to Judaism and Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Judaism and the Jewish people are intertwined and interact in ways which nobody can fully grasp. Are we a religion, or a nation? If we are a religion, how can it be that somebody who does not believe in God or refuses to observe even one commandment still remains Jewish as long as he or she is born to a Jewish mother? And if we are a nation, how does religion come in, telling us who belongs to the nation and who does not? Any attempt to find a solution to this problem will always fail. This is one of the greatest mysteries of Jewish identity.
In Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
There are moments in life when one is confronted with divine intervention. Thoughts on the loss of a great woman.
In Franz Rosenzweig, Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Parashat Noach by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Contemplation about the mitzvot without actually fulfilling them makes one deed-deaf. The profound meaning of a mitzvah may only be understood by experiencing it.
Tentative Thoughts Towards a Jewish Religious Renaissance
In Halacha and Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
The monograph is meant to explain the purpose and ideology of the David Cardozo Academy and is based on the Academy's inaugural lecture given in September, 2005.
A Tribute to Abraham Lopes Cardozo z.l.
In Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
A Tribute to Abraham Lopes Cardozo z.l. While fully involved in the world, he taught us that spiritual nobility is a thousand times more valuable than all what the great secular world has to offer us.
In Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Rav Kook and Parashat Mishpatim by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
All humans are fundamentally children of the time in which they live. It is hard, if not altogether impossible, for most people to think beyond their own limitations. It is the commonplace that stands out and holds sway over most of our thinking. To think outside the box requires courage, broad thinking and daring creativity.
Jewish Thoughts for a Complex World
In Halacha and Jewish Thought and Philosophy by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Crisis, Covenant and Creativity deals with some of the most widely discussed issues in contemporary Jewish religious life.
In Converting to Judaism, Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Shavuot by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
As long as Judaism is taught as merely a luxury, something extraneous to life, it will be of little importance in the eyes of those who are asked to become Jewish. But when we teach it as being indispensable, it will become life itself and will make waves in the souls of all those we approach.