Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., Author at Jewish Sacred Aging

A Third Torah

April 7, 2024 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 1

Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., proposes elevating the spiritual and philosophical writings of Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza to be regarded as a “Third Torah.” [Read more…]

Sukka (סכה) inside the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, 37‒06 77th Street, Jackson Heights, 30 September 2012. (Photograph by Elyaqim Mosheh Adam.)

Why Do We Read Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) During Sukkoth?

October 4, 2023 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 0

Rabbi Edmund Weiss, Ph.D., writes about the connection between the festival of Sukkot and the book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet). [Read more…]

NASA image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, sometimes referred to as the "Eye of God" nebula. Credit: NASA, ESA, and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)

Phasing Out Faith: The Exodus Continues

April 5, 2023 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 0

Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., writes about separating experience from superstition and retaining a spiritual outlook. [Read more…]

Book Review: Judaism without Tribalism by Rabbi Rami Shapiro

August 8, 2022 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 2

Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., reviews a new book by Rabbi Rami Shapiro, “Judaism without Tribalism.” [Read more…]

There are NO “Difficult Passages” in the Torah

August 1, 2022 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 1

At a certain moment in the book of Genesis, a powerful demon in a fit of pique destroys all of Creation, killing every man woman and child save for one family. No, wait. That’s God. [Read more…]