As the sun went down on Friday night, we gather in the venerated shrine of Ali Ibn Hamzeh (above and below). The inside of the mosque is inlaid with countless small mirrored tiles that reflect fragments of light, movement and the faces of everyone inside. As a young boy intones “Allah Hu Akhbar!” over the loudspeaker, worshippers file [...]
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Spirit in Shiraz
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bubbe in the Dojo
Posted in People You Should Know About, Sports, Uncategorized on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know the undisputed mother of women’s judo is a Jewish great-grandmother named Rena Glickman? And did you know that Japan’s government recently awarded her with one of its highest honors, the Emperor’s Order of the Rising Sun?
I kid you not. The mighty Rena Glickman (known to millions of judo-devotees as Rusty Kanokogi) has [...]
Same Great Taste!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As you can see, I’ve shaken up the design of the blog a little bit because, well, for no real reason actually. Other than the outward look of things, it’s the same ol’ Shalom Rav.
BTW: I’ve also acquired a new and easier domain name: rabbibrant.com. But don’t worry if you’ve bookmarked the old address – that [...]
Happy Birthday, Shalom Rav!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2007 | 8 Comments »
That’s right, it was just one year ago today that I launched this venerable blog. Who knew I’d be enjoying this so much?
When I orginally began Shalom Rav I hoped, as I wrote in my first post, that it would have “something to contribute.” I also hoped it would serve as a way to stay [...]
Nix on Pix
Posted in Uncategorized on June 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
You may have noticed that I’ve reverted back to my old PR head shot rather than this more recent one I first posted a few weeks ago. Feedback on the new pic was overwhelmingly negative (and was even, apparently, a major subject of discussion at a recent JRC committee meeting.) The final straw was when [...]
A Blog is Born…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2006 | 14 Comments »
This well-dressed, clean cut looking guy is me, Brant Rosen, the Rabbi of Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, IL, and the author of this blog. I fervently hope that by starting this new project, I’m not just adding more blah, blah, blah, blogging to cyberspace. I guess time will tell.
Believe it or not, I originally [...]
Beginning Again In God’s Image
Posted in God, Human Rights, Judaism, Religion, Torah Commentary, Uncategorized on October 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Rabbi Akiva says: “‘Love your fellow as yourself’” (Leviticus 19:18), is the greatest principle of the Torah.
Ben Azzai says, “‘When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God’ (Genesis 5:1) is the greatest principle in the Torah. You should not say: Because I have been dishonored, let my fellow be dishonored along [...]
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