Names
Self identity is something I’ve struggled with, and written about regularly over the years. I think one of the attractions to dogmatic and orthodox religious practices is the simplicity of identity. You just are. Hineni (הִנֵּנִי) – here am I. Simple. Straightforward. Clear. I’m someone who’s always seemed to stand at the crossroads. I [...]
I’m reading “In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language” by Joel Hoffman, and it’s a really fascinating book. What of the things that it’s really made me think about are the many stories that there is a letter, traditionally the four-pronged shin, that is missing from the Torah. The idea is that [...]
