Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita Middot, Enduring Virtues and Values of Judaism Emet, Truthfulness Jewish tradition teaches us that truthfulness, emet, is the beginning, middle, and end of everything. The Hebrew letters…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita Middot, Enduring Virtues and Values of Judaism Anavah: Humility As we approach Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, we enter a time of reflection for ourselves as individuals,…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita Middot, Virtues, and Values, an Essential Part of our Tradition What are Middot? Jewish virtues (middot) are really the values that represent the essential principles of Jewish…
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Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita After Torah: Time for Tanach, The Books of the Bible The Book of Ezekiel, Priest and Prophet Ezekiel was born in the kingdom of Judah and was…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita After Torah: Time for Tanach, The Books of the Bible The Book of Isaiah The book of Isaiah contains sixty-six chapters. According to tradition, Isaiah wrote most…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita After Torah: Time for Tanach, The Books of the Bible The Book of Hosea About fifteen years after Amos, a new prophet was heard in the northern…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita After Torah: Time for Tanach, The Books of the Bible What happened to the Southern Kingdom of Judah? In contrast to turbulent Israel, the smaller kingdom of…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita After Torah: Time for Tanach, The Books of the Bible Under King David and King Solomon, the Israelite kingdom was a major force in the region. This…
Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, Judaic Studies Director Emerita The First Book of Kings The book of Kings was divided into two parts. Together, they tell the history of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah,…