One of the most critical jobs of a pastor or a rabbi is to create a community from many individuals....
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Dr. Tzemah Yoreh is one of the intellectual leaders of Jewish humanism and the head of the City Congregation in New York City. He attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he obtained his Ph.D. in biblical criticism in record time. He earned a second Ph.D. in Ancient Wisdom Literature from the University of Toronto for the joy of studying ancient text. Dr. Yoreh is a prolific writer and his work includes the Humanist Prayer Omnibus, which re-imagines prayer as a catalyst for human-driven change rather than communication with a deity, and his series on the stories of the Bible, Kernel to Canon. He's perhaps best known for his theories on why Abraham killed Isaac, featured in The Times of Israel and thetorah.com, and now in his new book, Why Abraham Murdered Isaac: The First Stories of the Bible Revealed.
Today I went to my synagogue and prayed, but not to a higher power from whom I expect something. I...
