Daily Archives: September 28, 2010

If Not Now, When?

From DennisPrager.com: Joseph Telushkin on Hillel Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:27 PM Dennis talks to his good friend and co author, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin about his important new book, Hillel: If Not Now, When? … Continue reading

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My Name Is Asher Lev

I discuss this novel with Monica, an English Literature professor. We were prompted with these questions by another English Lit professor — a Christian — who’s teaching the book to her class: 1. Early on in My Name Is Asher … Continue reading

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Almost Every Practice You Find In Other Religions, You Can Find In Judaism

In his third lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: When people don’t know the history of Judaism, they will often speak with great pride about how … Continue reading

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In The Beginning

In a 1992 lecture on Genesis 1, the night of the LA Riots, Dennis Prager makes these points: “Torah means teacher. The purpose of Biblical text is to teach. The way you understand life will be affected by how you … Continue reading

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