Authors Posts by Michael Kurin
Michael Kurin
Michael Kurin is a practicing gastroenterologist at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH, where he lives with his wife and 4 children. He also obtained semikha from RIETS and an MA in medieval Jewish history from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies.
A Day of Remembrance: From Torah Reading to Shofar Blast
Michael Kurin discusses the connections between the Akeidah and the Rosh Hashanah services.
Jewish Responses to the Forgiveness Paradox
Is true forgiveness possible? Michael Kurin explores the doubts raised by prominent twentieth century philosophers and considers how Jewish tradition offers a radically different conception of repentance and forgiveness, one that enables people to alter their reality vis-à-vis God and one another.
Nine Crazy Nights?
Outside the Land of Israel, we add an extra day to several holidays. Michael Kurin wonders: why not on Hanukkah?
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