Religion & Beliefs

Alien Baby

By Amichai Lau-Lavie November 2, 2006

Welcome to weekly Storah blog by Lauviticus : exploring the bible, verse per verse, with an E-Z pass to judeo biblical knowledge one verse at a time. We focus on translation, commentary, relevance of the ancient words to our modern … Read More

How we pray (or prey)

How we pray (or prey)
By Laurel Snyder November 2, 2006

I think this little Q & A is creeeeeeepy, but I'm not sure just why, or what that says about me.  I mean, this dude is a rabbi, after all, and I'm certainly not. But something about it rings hollow … Read More

All About The Benjamins

All About The Benjamins
By Laurel Snyder November 2, 2006

This story about the high cost of Jewish religious life makes me angry, but maybe not in quite the way you think.  Certainly not because it's incorrect, or because American Jewish Life didn't do their research (it's a great magazine).  … Read More

Save me Jeebus (from a tepid Jewish experience)

Save me Jeebus (from a tepid Jewish experience)
By Laurel Snyder November 1, 2006

Manya Treece has written something pretty wonderful for SoMA Review, about how her evangelical (which, btw, is NOT the same as "fundamentalist") grandmother helped her explore her Jewish faith. And this is of great interest to me, not only because … Read More

Welcome to Faithhacker! Now what?

Welcome to Faithhacker!  Now what?
By Laurel Snyder November 1, 2006

There's something a little daunting about the first post of what hopes to become a lively, challenging, interactive blog on "spirituality" or "faith". I mean, really, what can I possibly say now to indicate everything I want to accomplish with … Read More

Hamas!

Hamas!
By Amichai Lau-Lavie October 26, 2006

Welcome to weekly Storah: verse per verse, E-Z access to biblical know-how one verse at a time. Lauviticus offers a glimpse at translations and their modern relevance to our lives. For the audio version, click here. To subscribe to this … Read More

I Got a Bone to Pick with You!

By Amichai Lau-Lavie October 19, 2006

For the audio version, click here. To subscribe to this podcast, click here. Verse per Verse, the weekly Storah Blog by Lauviticus, continues: the World's oldest re-run is off to a fresh start this Sabbath with the retelling of creation … Read More

Verse per Verse: The Weekly Storah

Verse per Verse: The Weekly Storah
By Amichai Lau-Lavie October 12, 2006

Click here for audio. Welcome to the new Storahtelling Blog: VERSE PER VERSE: THE WEEKLY STORAH, presenting you with an EZ pass into Judeo-Biblical Knowledge, one verse at a time. Every Friday, a new blog entry will arrive in your … Read More

Yom Kippur and Nonduality

By Jay Michaelson October 1, 2006

What is the meaning of repentance, if everything is God? On the purely cognitive level, the answer is not complicated. All of us live within the delusions of the ego, the yetzer hara, which sees the world not as it … Read More

God on Ecstasy

By ZeekFiction October 1, 2006

The moonlight sparked and popped across the sand and pirouetted along the surface of the Dead Sea. As we entered the hot-spring-fed pool, the boisterous chatter of that day’s tourists and regulars still seemed to cling to the chaise-lounge chairs. … Read More