Content by Rabbi Linda Joseph
Rabbi Linda Joseph is Rabbi at Bet Aviv in Columbia, MD. She was born in Australia, and is only the second Australian woman to be ordained a rabbi. Rabbi Joseph has worked for 28 years in congregations in Australia and the United States, and with the Union for Reform Judaism. At Bet Aviv, she demonstrates spiritual creativity and a passion for rabbinic and other teaching, Jewish traditions, community connections, writing and storytelling.
More Than a Pot of Chicken Soup: Traditional Jewish Folk Medicine
How have Jewish people traditionally used plants and folk remedies, and do any of them hold up today?
The Ethics of Saving a Life
What does Judaism have to say about risky medical procedures and extending life?
Keeping Us Safe, Part 2: A Jewish Perspective on X-Rays, Privacy and Safety
Can Jewish law tell us anything about something as modern and complex as screening travelers and their bags?
Keeping Us Safe, Part 1: Public Safety in Jewish Law
What can ancient Jewish law tell us about some very modern precautions we take – like those in airline security?
Quantum Physics and Reality
Quantum physics and Jewish mysticism both contemplate the part of the universe we cannot readily see.
What Is Awe?
In life, Yirah as Fear and Yirah as Wonder might feel like they are separate things. But they are, in fact, interconnected in the container that is Awe.