by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on July 14, 2016
Introduction – Three Categories of Distinctions In halakha, many distinctions can be found between the treatment of Jews and Gentiles. The point here is not in regards to ritual matters, such as marriage, or food, or houses of worship, but in regards to what we would call in a secular context civil and criminal law. …
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on July 5, 2016
Non-Jews are commanded to observe the seven Noahide laws. A logical corollary of this is that they are to be rewarded for their performance of these mitzvot, and held liable for transgressing them. This assumption, however, is brought into question by the sugyah around the statement of Rav Yosef in Avodah Zara 2B-3A (paralleled in Bava Kama 35a)… This article was originally published in the Milin Havivin, Vol 1.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on July 5, 2016
This article was originally published on My Jewish Learning. In the traditional wedding ceremony, men play a more prominent role than women. This can be troubling for couples who, while wishing to be respectful of tradition and community, are also looking for ways to have a ceremony that reflects their vision of marriage as an equal partnership.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on July 5, 2016
The holiday of Shavuot is generally assumed to commemorate the giving of the Torah, which occurred on the sixth of Sivan. In the Torah, however, Shavuot is only described as an agricultural holiday and occurs not on any particular calendrical date, but at the culmination of seven weeks from the beginning of the harvest season that occurs on the second day of Pesach.…
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on July 5, 2016
People come to mental health treatment because they are in pain. The presentations of their pain vary–they come because they suffer from symptoms that restrict or threaten their lives, because they struggle with inner conflicts that undermine and torment their integrity, or because if they don’t come, they will lose their job, their spouse, or their children.…
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on July 5, 2016
I approach the topic of “Shame and Illness” from my twin perspectives as psychoanalyst and traditional Jew. This written piece contains material prepared for the forum held at New York Medical College on June 14, 2004 as well as issues raised that evening via case vignette presentation and audience participation.…
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on July 5, 2016
This originally appeared in Tradition in 2007. To read the article, click here.…
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on July 5, 2016
Most studies investigating religiosity and sexual abuse have examined whether religiosity ameliorates the negative consequences of sexual trauma (1–4), rather than whether religiosity affects the occurrence of sexual trauma. There are currently no statistics regarding the lifetime prevalence of sexual abuse within religious communities.…
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on July 5, 2016
Taharat haMishpahah, literally, “family purity,” refers to the series of Jewish laws and customs governing sexual behavior between husbands and wives. The laws of taharat haMishpahah need to be understood in the larger context of observant Jewish life, which seeks to elevate everyday behavior in light of a divine plan.…
by Rabbi Ysoscher Katz
Posted on July 5, 2016
To read this Hebrew article, click here.…
by Rabbi Ysoscher Katz
Posted on July 5, 2016
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by Rabbi Ysoscher Katz
Posted on July 5, 2016
To read this Hebrew article, click here.…
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