Published on April 14th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
As I was getting ready for Pesach, dusting my windows, lamp stands and dresser, I was thinking about entropy and how we are always running to keep ahead of the encroachment of disorder, dispersion and dissipation.... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
The second of the three “mems” (see my post on February 7 for the first “mem”) is Machlochet L’Shem Shamayim: arguing for the sake of Heaven. This phrase comes from the Mishnah, in Pirkei Avot, where... Read More →
Published on March 9th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
I was happy to see David Brooks’ column yesterday, March 8, in which he brought together themes he has been writing on for a while: the power of emotions, our connectedness and essentially social nature. Themes... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
Dear Friends, Welcome to the new blog and website of Organic Torah. I’m very excited to start Organic Torah as a non-profit educational organization, but more importantly, as a gathering together of voices and visions for... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
Minyan, Mitzvah and Machlochet L’shem shamayim. I want to introduce something that I’ve been thinking about for awhile that has started to coalesce in the last few months into what I’m calling a “Natural, Jewish... Read More →
Published on January 29th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
A few years ago I had a little brush with a food industry giant. I had written a positive review of Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma for Tikkun magazine, in which I agreed with his critique of... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2010 | by Natan Margalit
I often explain Organic Torah by saying its about “putting things together instead of taking them apart.” What do I mean by “putting things together?” And how does this relate to Torah? It may be instructive to... Read More →
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