By David Ramírez Every culture, every civilization has developed a way to give a reason for its existence. Often, the reasons depart from foundational narratives lost in history or developed […]
By David Ramírez In his ongoing self-promotion cycle, recently we learned of Freund’s discovery of Abarbanel’s “prophecies” in a Jerusalem Post article titled “The Abarbanel and the return of the […]
La herencia y esperanza de Shearith Israel Por el Rev. David de Sola Pool, Ph.D. Sermón predicado en la sinagoga Hispano-Portuguesa Shearith Israel, Central Park West y Seventieth Street, New […]
Shearith Israel’s Heritage and Hope By the Rev. David de Sola Pool, Ph. D. Sermon preached in the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Shearith Israel, Central Park West and Seventieth Street, […]
By David Ramírez Illegal immigration has been a constant in North American history since the 16th century, starting with the European migrants from England, Germany and the Netherlands; the most […]
By David Ramírez If I was going to pick the single issue that has brought more misery to humanity in our known recorded history, the issue of people feeling superior […]
By David Ramírez I do no watch sport events on television, much less attend one—unless it was for a social gesture, which is rare I would accept. Overall, sport events […]
La instrumentación de Halakháh leMa‘aséh en las tradiciones askenazí y sefaradí Por David Ramírez INTRODUCCIÓN En la primera parte del s. XX, el sufragio femenino era un tema candente. Los […]
The Instrumentation of Halakháh leMa‘aséh in Ashkenazic and Sephardic Traditions By David Ramírez INTRODUCTION In the early 20th century, women’s suffrage was a hot topic. Countries began to give voting […]
By David Ramírez When one is approached with questions regarding material for study, or to clarify certain assertions about our Law and traditions made by acquaintances not familiar with teaching […]
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