[First posted in 2015. This chapter in Jon D. Levenson’s SINAI and ZION, is on the same page, so to speak, with Sinai 6000.  This discussion validates Sinaites’ raison d’etre as the non-religious ‘movement’ for gentiles who are seeking or are in transition, who do not wish to affiliate with any of the three major world religions […]

[First posted in 2012; another interesting feature of Paul Johnson’s  A History of the Jews is the development of Islam, What is it about this world religion that is so misunderstood by its most fanatic adherents who misuse it and the name of its God in perpetrating the most horrific acts against all humanity including many of their own […]

[First posted in 2014.  Here is an excerpted part of Rabbi Jonathan Sack’s book which is featured here as Must Read/Must Own! Originally, we were to present only the ‘bookend’ chapters as we do with other recommended reads–Introduction and Conclusion.  However the discussion below is too good to miss, in case you readers are unable to […]

[This was first posted June 11, 2012, revisited , 2014, 2015, 2016 and deserves to be reviewed every so often.     This is one of 40 essays written by Abraham Joshua Heschel (AJH) circa 1953, in a collection edited by his daughter Susannah Heschel, titled:  Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity.  This book is another excellent MUST […]

Among our 2017 book acquisitions for our Sinai 6000 library is surprisingly this more-than-half-century old publication, copywrite 1951 by AJH, reviewed 1979 by Sylvia Heschel.   As we do with books we feature, we start with the CONTENTS which is what all book-browsers do before deciding whether a book is worth purchasing; then if there are […]

[A visitor to this website clicked this article first posted in 2014; gives us reason to repost for readers who might have missed it in our over 800 posts.   Just like the word “Sinaite”, most people don’t have the foggiest idea about this word “Karaism” or its adherent “Karaite”. We have featured one book […]

[Continuing the final chapter of Neil Gillman’s book The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought; this is an ebook downloadable on the kindle app from amazon.com, it is worth adding to your personal library; reformatted for posting; highlights ours–Admin1.]     ———————-     THE ARGUMENT FROM ANTHROPOLOGY – I: MY BODY     The death of […]

[Continuing the final chapter of Neil Gillman’s book The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought; this is an ebook downloadable on the kindle app from amazon.com; reformatted for posting.–Admin1]   ——————-     The Theological Argument:  God is more powerful than Death     Ask the typical Jew to describe the nature of God and he or […]

[Continuing the final chapter of Neil Gillman’s book The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought; this is an ebook downloadable on the kindle app from amazon.com; reformatted for posting; highlights ours.—Admin1]. —————————-   Religion and the Afterlife     The impulse to create that broader structure, to knit together the discrete moments of a human life into […]

[First posted in 2012, part of a series from one book.   This is the final chapter of the MUST READ book earlier recommended, entitled The Death of Death by Neil Gillman. When you read this concluding chapter, you will be curious enough to wish to read more, and hopefully you will secure a copy of this […]