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    The Old Testament is not my Bible
    Ruth Schapira
    • May 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Old Testament is not my Bible

    Torah is a living entity in my life and is an endless and forever Giving-Tree. It is this imagery that captures me when we lift the Torah and say “Etz Chayim Hee LaMahazikim Ba” (It is a Tree of Life When You Hold It Close (my own translation). On so many levels, the Torah informs me about how to live a life with more humility, with more honor towards others, with an appreciation for the Creator. So, I have a visceral response when I hear the words describing the Hebrew Bible
    Do we own our Jewish history?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    Do we own our Jewish history?

    I read something from an unlikely source that struck my deepest core as a Jew, and came to a full stop at a passage from the first chapter of “How to be an Anti-Racist”, a new book by Ibram X. Kendi. I’m sure Dr. Kendi did not intend this outcome, in fact, I feel guilt at even sharing this, because I personalized a phrase he used to illustrate a core issue of his, one that influenced his childhood and his present thoughts about racism. Perhaps in writing this, I am part of th
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