Before Birthright – there was Deathright? Burial in Zion. Word #12

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here.   play Burial קבר Death is  big business. Especially, as I have learnt this week, in Israel.  Hundreds of […]

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Saying God is Great isn’t Always Such a Great Idea. Word #11

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here. play GOD  אלהים “It was God’s will” is a terrible thing to say to the bereaved no matter the intention. Piety […]

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Where is just a state of mind. Weekly Word #9

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here.   play Where איפה A boy goes walking in the hills of olive trees from Hebron to Nablus but […]

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