As Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israel Independence Day approach, Dr. Elliot Malamet discusses the importance of these holidays as they remind us of the past. In this blog, he discusses why with each passing year our memory of the holocaust is weakened and what we can do to ensure that we continue to give a voice to those who were robbed of speech in the Holocaust.
Good education has always worked best in opposition to comfort. It cannot let the student rest happily if such tranquillity comes at the price of examining where the truth may lie and whether such truth can aid in reconstructing one’s purpose and path in life.
Each of us has an idea of how we should be treated in a given space, and the rules are often pretty clear, but what happens when they are not. Read Dr. Elliot Malamets latest blog to hear his take on The Social Contract.
On this episode of Crossing the Sea Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks to Sharry Aiken, about the nightmare of hospital visitation during Covid-19, the unseen hardships faced by marginalized groups, and the vital missing piece when it comes to preparing frontline decisionmakers.
What happens to Chanukah in an atmosphere where Christmas can be so all consuming? What do we do with these December dilemmas? Read Dr. Elliot Malamet’s latest blog to find out!
The dilemma of Chanuka is how to stand out proudly as a Jew in a world where, at times that might be a precarious undertaking. Our Judaism does not require a neon sign, but it also not something to obscure or keep sequestered indoors. May the light of Chnauka shine in our hearts, and then radiate outwards into the rest of our lives and our world.
One of the distinguishing features of the Hebrew Bible is that the flaws of its protagonists are exposed, on full display. Unlike attempts at stylized heroic literature such as The Iliad, Biblical characters not only make mistakes but act out imprudently and even childishly, just like well…we would, faced with similar situations, especially when they lay blame at the feet of others.
God had said to Abraham, “Go out from your country, your place of birth and your father’s house to the land I will show you.” Why not just say “Pack up and go to place X?” In this blog, Dr. Elliot Malamet discusses how difficult it is to change your life, especially as you get older and become set in your ways and asks the question “Why not?”.
“Do Jewish prayer services nurture us… or narrow us?” — Dr Elliot Malamet This is the first installment in our special, three-part Living Jewishly High Holidays podcast series that will take a deeper look at the Jewish holidays. As we approach Rosh Hashana, the Jewish...
In Elliot Malamets latest blog he discusses the “Law of Triviality,” which asserted that the amount of time spent discussing an issue within an organization ran in inverse proportion to its actual importance. When the world is shuddering under the press of weightier matters we choose to talk about trivial things instead of discussing the important issues due to lack of understanding.