In the United States, we recently passed the second year anniversary of the events of January 6, 2021, when people from all over the country came armed to Washington, D.C. and interfered with the lawful and peaceful transition of power by storming the U.S. Capitol building. The mob was seeking to...
The American and Biblical Spirit As we approach Thanksgiving, we might naturally ask ourselves, “What does our country stand for?” Some things that come to my mind: universal, public education job training for our fellow citizens to meet our future needs health care helping refugees fleeing despotic regimes who come...
Rabbi Sacks and the Rabbinical Assembly on the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade Rabbi Sacks: Three Reasons Why I Worry about the U.S. Supreme Court Decision (delivered on Friday, July 1, 2022) From the time the news reports broke about an impending U.S....
Rabbi J.B. Sacks, teaches about the Conservative Jewish movement's history and views on Abortion. Abortion is allowed in Judaism, to protect the physical or emotional health of the mother. Watch and learn.
Another Tishah B’Av: On Jacob and Esau, Ukraine and Russia (delivered by Rabbi Sacks at a service for Ukraine on March 13, 2022)[1] To frame why we are here in a Jewish perspective, I would like to share a passage from the Jerusalem Talmud. The passage dates from well...
Dear Am HaYam Family, It is with heavy heart that we approach Shabbat, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We are concerned about the potential for this conflict to deepen. We are concerned about the potential for other countries to enter the conflict on one side of the other. We are...
From the Rabbi’s Study Indispensable in Our Small Parts Humans seem to have evolved from common ancestors. Scientist point to homo habilus.“handy man,” and others that are part of the homo grouping, known for their brain size and structure, and their use of tools. Homo habilus existed between 1.4 million...