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...many of us, such an understanding of the holiday is entirely incompatible with the way we view the broader scheme of life. To many, the idea of a divine presence, if it exists at all, is remote, inexact and more or less metaphorical. But in a world in which G-d does not seem to still be in the business of parting seas and laying mountains low, the function of religion should be precisely to address this inaccessibility by salvaging some relevance for the divine in the day-to-day goings-on of earth. For Jews around the world...
...passage in the prayer book struck me because it spoke to this issue. We are told that the Day of Judgment is heralded, first, by the blowing of a ram's horn and, second, by "a still, small voice." This same image is used in First Kings when G-d speaks to Elijah. It reads: "And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord...
These passages insist that G-d does not require the bravado and grandeur of a supernatural wonder to inform the human condition, but rather speaks to mankind quietly, gently, in the private space of our minds. Perhaps it is there, and not in the miracles of the past, that the divine participates in our modern lives; perhaps it is there that we should be looking...
...prayer in schools. And not just private and parochial schools, either; I'm referring to public schools from coast to coast. And yet, I firmly believe that the First Amendment's guarantee of separation of church and state must be maintained at all costs. Although the presence of "In G-d we trust" on American currency does not offend my personal religious sensibilities, I would understand completely if it were removed for the sake of Constitutional principles. Nor would I mind if "under G-d" were eliminated from the Pledge of Allegiance. How can such bleeding heart liberalism be reconciled...
...Orthodox rabbi staying at one of the residential houses and need your advice. Last night, over mineral water and toast, the house master announced G-d had just blessed him with a son. Before I could say Mazel Tov, he asked if I could perform the circumcision next week. "Yes," I said, "Who could deny a baby his place...