[In A Sinaite’s Liturgy – 5th Sabbath in January we featured an image in the Torah discussion which is actually a book written by Aryeh Kaplan entitled:  Sabbath: Day of Eternity.  We had hoped it would be available in downloadable ebook from amazon.com but unfortunately, it is only available in paperback edition.  It was originally issued in […]

[First posted 2013.  In our effort to go back to Hebraic roots, we are re-birthing old posts since it is the ‘season’ when the whole Christian world is singing the ‘hallelujah chorus’ and reliving the birth of the ‘Christian Messiah’ –Jesus ‘Christ’.  We once joined in the chorus, since Handel’s music alone is a hair-raising […]

[Continuing the discussion on world religions, specifically monotheisms that trace their roots to Abrahamic faith, this is from chapter 6 of MUST READ/MUST OWN Who are the REAL Chosen People? – by Reuven Firestone.  The chapter’s title:  Chosenness and Covenant in Rabbinic Literature.  Reformatted and highlighted for this post.—Admin1] The claim for continuity   As mentioned previously, […]

[Bet you didn’t know: “Jews and Christians are sometimes referred to in the Qur’an by Arabic translations of these names, but they are also referred to as “People of the Book.” This term originates in the Qur’an, and it comes from the recognition that Jews and Christians were recipients of scripture before the revelation of […]

[The last installment for Chapter 3 of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ book—a most interesting read, that’s why I bother to type its long chapters.  If you haven’t done so yet, please secure a copy of his book; downloadable on kindle from amazon.com.  Also, if you haven’t done so yet, read the previous posts leading to this […]

[This continues the series on our current MUST READ and MUST OWN, featuring Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.  This is the continuation of  Chapter 3: Diverging Paths where Rabbi Sacks narrates his  journey of faith toward Judaism and the Truth it upholds in the Hebrew Scriptures.  But he also gives a perspective to Judaism and Jewish rabbis which/who respect […]

[Please read the introduction to this post:   Must Read: The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has his own website at  http://www.rabbisacks.org.     Reformatted for this post is the whole Introduction that explains what to expect in every chapter; initially I intended to pick out only excerpts but while following […]

[We have just added this book to our Sinai 6000 library —by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, our third favorite resource person.  As it is our practice, to encourage our website visitors to get a copy of books we recommend not only as MUST READ but MUST OWN, we feature key chapters from the book, usually Introduction […]

[This was first posted May 2012.  As you might have noticed, we are in “Revisit mode” since new year 2014; reason is there are so many good articles buried in our site contents, that are still relevant today that searchers are resurrecting as reflected in our ‘site stats’.  So expect a lot more recycled articles […]

[Featured here is the Introduction to the Must Read/Must Own Who are the REAL Chosen People? – by Reuven Firestone.—Admin1.]   —————————-   Choosing is something we do everyday, from our choice of what to wear in the morning to our decision at the end of the day to turn out the light rather than read […]