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RABBI ZALMAN ABRAHAM is a member of the leadership team of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, author of several JLI courses, and director of The Wellness Institute—a division of JLI dedicated to youth mental health. Zalman previously served as a writer and editor at Kehot Publication Society and as Editor-in-Chief at AskMoses.com. Zalman lives with his wife, Leah, and children in Brooklyn, New York.
Return Again
Turning fifty can be sobering. Our prime is behind us. From here on out, the mind and body will only degenerate further. Fifty can seem like the beginning of the end. In Jewish thought, however, turning fifty is not the beginning of the end; rather, it is...
The Line Between Exile and Redemption
In the ancient world, time was understood as circular, with set cycles repeating themselves over and over without progress or destination. This is commonly referred to as “the law of eternal return.” In Judaism, time has a clear trajectory and goal that w...
A Test, Not a Trap
The common perception of Satan is largely derived from the Christian idea of the devil, an independent evil force in the world. In such a paradigm, G‑d is dualistically pitted against the devil, or Satan. Unlike Christianity, Judaism doesn’t believe in th...
When Pigs Fly
Judaism has a very strange relationship with the pig. Technically, it is no less unkosher than any other non-kosher food. Yet, in Rabbinic literature and in the popular Jewish imagination, it has come to epitomize everything non-kosher. Even mentioning th...
GPS: G-d's Positioning System
This world can be a confusing place. At times it can be difficult to know what’s truly worth pursuing, and what is just a superficial distraction—or worse, destructive. Jewish wisdom describes our universe as a simulated reality in which G‑d imbues us wit...
Missing the Mark
The Jewish concept of sin differs radically from the common understanding of this fraught term. The English word sin comes from the Latin word sons, which means guilty or criminal. Whereas the Hebrew word for sin, chet, means something akin to a missed op...
More Than Enough
It is estimated that in 2019 alone, advertising spending worldwide surpassed five hundred ninety billion dollars. So ubiquitous is the reach of advertising that the average person is exposed to nearly ten thousand marketing images every day. See here. The...
Heart Work
Prayer is one of the most visible expressions of religious life. Prayers are said at public events, around dinner tables, and at all manner of life cycle events. And yet, prayer is also simultaneously one of the least understood spiritual practices. To ma...
All Together Now
What makes a place holy? Unlike the words church or temple, which mean “House of the L‑rd,” the Hebrew term Interestingly, the Greek word synagogue reflects the meaning of the Hebrew. Etymologically, it implies a space of “meeting” or “bringing together,”...
The Point of Religion
Religions throughout the world are comprised of myriad rules, rites, and acts of devotion, leading many to focus primarily on the mediums of religion rather than its message. The Hebrew word for religious worship, avodah, however, has less to do with outw...
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