The End of Empire

I found this article very interesting and essential. Among others it gives insight and clear view in American and world problems, as the rise and fall of empires are realities.... The brutality abroad is matched by a growing brutality at home. by Chris Hedges  The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is …

The Shema‘ Yisrael

The Shema‘ Yisrael from Deuteronomy 6:4 (“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one”) is Judaism’s holiest confession. Today, we understand the passage as a monotheistic declaration. However, in the Second Temple period, the Shema‘ Yisrael text in Deuteronomy would have been read “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.” The Shema‘ Yisrael was originally …