A Psalm Meditation Fitting for Days of Awe

15 September, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , ,

Rabbi Kinbar writes poignantly of suffering and Messiah in Psalm 13. One can only hope this could be a prelude to some teaching from Midrash Tehillim. http://mjti.blogs.com/midrash/2010/09/two-worlds-of-the-psalms.html

Expand Your Confession

13 September, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in

Our thinking needs adjusting. The Yom Kippur liturgy is a good challenge to individualist rationalism, as Rabbi Carl Kinbar explains. http://mjti.blogs.com/midrash/2010/09/confession-on-yom-kipper.html

Context and Word of God

Context and Word of God

8 September, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , , ,

Boy, if you don’t read one of your favorite blogs for a week you can miss something good. Take the fact that I missed a gem of a post by Rabbi Carl Kinbar on MIdrashEtc. His launching point is a…

Historic Moment: MJ's Future Through Education

Historic Moment: MJ's Future Through Education

21 July, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , , , , , , ,

Coming up on Messianic Jewish Musings: It happens occasionally that I have so many topics for the blog and so few days. Look for the following this week and next. (1) A series on a crucial paper by David Rudolph,…

Day 1, Summer Rabbinic Intensive

Day 1, Summer Rabbinic Intensive

12 July, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , , , ,

It would be dull for me to recount every day what happens here in Beverly Hills with the rabbinical school of MJTI and the summer intensive class we are enjoying. But I think I can get away with telling you…

The Kiss in Christian and Jewish Midrash

The Kiss in Christian and Jewish Midrash

16 February, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , , , , , , ,

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Wrapping Hashivenu and Answering Judah Gabriel

3 February, 2010 · by Derek Leman · in , , , , ,

Today I am traveling home from the Hashivenu Forum in L.A. It has been an intense experience, both in terms of the theological papers and discussion on the one hand and the late night conversation on the other. I am…