Eliyahu Freedman exists somewhere between Babylonia and Galitzia, trying to unify disparate intellectual and spiritual trends
Eliyahu Freedman
By Eliyahu Freedman
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News In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, residents volunteer and keep kids at home as streets and supermarket shelves empty out
“We live in a permanent state of fear,” one Tel Aviv resident said
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Opinion I’m far from the front lines, but like all Israelis, I am feeling Hamas’ attack firsthand
In Israel, everyone knows someone in danger or mourning, writes journalist Eliyahu Freedman
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Community Can Immersion In A Mikveh Be Healing For Sexual Assault Victims?
As a Jewish community, how can we support survivors of sexual assault in recovering from “spiritual trauma?” I was surprised, in my study of the Babylonian Talmud, a passage that suggests that survivors of sexual assault may voluntarily immerse themselves in a mikvah — an ancient spiritual practice responding to an all-too contemporary situation. Such…
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