Inspiring Faith and Creativity & Exploring the Arts through a Spiritual Lens
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies have been compared to all kinds of other films, particularly other epic projects like David Lean’s historical epics or the action-packed adventure movie Braveheart. However, one often underdiscussed…
Ahlquist: Please tell us about your background. Asch: I was born in London, England, on October 16, 1968, of first-generation Canadians, both of them opera singers. My ethnic background is Jewish and English (my maternal…
I miss my big family Passovers. In my family, the three most important holidays are Passover, Thanksgiving, and Hanukkah. But the only one that held deep spiritual meaning my whole life has been Passover. I…
In the past, I’ve had some interesting conversations about the controversial story of Abraham/Ibrahim being asked by God to sacrifice his beloved son, which appears (with the variation of Isaac or Ishmael) in both the…
Delving into the past can be useful in helping us to better understand our identity, especially in regards to the derivation of our attitudes, beliefs, emotions and thoughts. When our curiosity about our past, as…
Light me a candle in the Holy City of my heart. And I will stand by it as the smoke ascends to heaven. Light me a candle in the Holy City of my soul.…
I am an Agnostic man of mixed Hispanic and Ukrainian Jewish background, but I have long been fascinated by the illustrious figure of Maimonides. Here I want to explore what a returned Maimonides would…
By Sarah Levesque Word Count: 6357 Rating: G Summary: The events of the Book of Judith as told by the handmaiden of Lady Judith. "Holofernes is coming! Nebuchadnezzar's general is invading! He's got a huge…
“This world is not a permanent place, it’s a passage, a road on which you are passing.” ~ Imam Ali (AS) The Middle East has served as the womb and nurturer of the world’s three…
Editor's Note: Rabbi Freeman is a regular contributor to Chabad.org, where a version of this article was originally published, and later adapted for the purposes of this publication. *** Somewhere along the way, you feel as…
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