Dec 7, 2023 | Blog, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President & CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
This coming Saturday night marks the fifth yahrtzeit, or death anniversary, of my father, Lou Feigelson z”l (pictured above with my mother during the dancing at our wedding; it’s a favorite picture.)While professionally my Dad made his living in real...
Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, by Rebecca Schisler, Core Faculty, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Written by Rebecca Schisler in 2021, edited and adapted 10/2023The Mishnah, the core text of the Talmud, relays a concept called “mahloket l’shem shamayim” – conflict ‘for the sake of heaven.’ The ancient rabbis valued an approach to engaging in difficult discourse...
