Here is my Chanukah gift to readers of TheAtheistRabbi.com. It’s the Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus singing that old chestnut, “Chanukah in Santa Monica.”
Chag Chanukah Sameach (Happy Chanukah). Enjoy!
Happy Chanukah!
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Tag Archives: Jewish Holidays
Blessed Art Thou, Mr. Deity
I am a long-time fan of the Mr. Deity YouTube series. If you aren’t familiar with this hysterical creation, here’s a great episode to start with. It’s called Mr. Deity and the Philosopher. Continue reading
Warning! This Religion Will Require A God Upgrade!
Here’s a book review I’ve been working on. The post is a little longer than usual….
Rabbi Jamie S. Korngold has written a book called “The God Upgrade: Finding Your 21st-Century Spirituality in Judaism’s 5,000-Year-Old Tradition.” Korngold, who is also known as “The Adventure Rabbi,” puts forth a theology of a non-interventionist God who is basically just an experience, and certainly not a being of any kind. In this she is typical of many of the liberal rabbis whom I know. They do not believe in a theistic deity, but they still claim a relationship with God. Ask them what they mean and they give non-sensical answers such as this one in the book: Continue reading
Chanukah: The Sequel, Or, How The Maccabees Mucked Things Up
Well people are going to start thinking I’m some kind of Chanukah scrooge, but one of the reasons I’m a Secular Humanistic Jew is my love of history. I’m simply more interested in getting as close to the true stories behind the legends than I am in going along with the fictions. Continue reading
Taking Chanukah Too Seriously
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, chieftain of the Reform movement, has gotten himself in quite the tizzy over Howard Jacobson’s innocuous Chanukah article last week in The New York Times. First let’s look at some of what Jacobson wrote: Continue reading