Renewal

November 3, 2016
Published by Daniel Silverstein on November 3, 2016
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Why I’m Heading Home (published in the Times of Israel)

My wife, Karin, and I just decided to make aliyah – to immigrate to our ancestral homeland. Here’s a blog post about how at least I […]
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January 13, 2016
Published by Daniel Silverstein on January 13, 2016
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Wrestling With Ourselves (published in the Huffington Post)

In 1920, Orot (“Lights”), a collection of works by the first Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, was published, which included an essay called […]
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August 25, 2014
Published by Daniel Silverstein on August 25, 2014
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Preparing Our Seeds for a New Year (published in the Huffington Post)

This week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, contains a verse that many of our sages have understood as making a profound comparison between people and trees. As our […]
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July 30, 2014
Published by Daniel Silverstein on July 30, 2014
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The Three Weeks (published in the Times of Israel)

Here’s a 3-part article on the Three Weeks and us: Part I: Introduction to the significance of the Three Weeks for us right now. Part II: […]
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April 9, 2014
Published by Daniel Silverstein on April 9, 2014
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Pesach: Song of Creation (published in the Times of Israel)

Some brief thoughts on why we read the Song of Songs, aka the Song of Solomon, on Pesach, drawing on three of Judaism’s most colorful thinkers: […]
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April 6, 2014
Published by Daniel Silverstein on April 6, 2014
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Nisan: The Re-Beginning of Time (published in the Huffington Post)

Spring is here! And with it, comes the possibility of new beginnings in every area of our life…appropriately, this is my first post for Huff Po, […]
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