by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
This lecture, which I delivered at the Hillel of the University of Maryland, attempts to articulate the differences in worldview, philosophy and practice between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews. Based on the feedback I have received from many Jews of both backgrounds...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was honored to be invited by the City of Rockville to deliver the invocation at the Veterans Day Ceremony tomorrow. Here is the text I composed for the occasion: Almighty God, we gather today to honor the beloved veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Nov 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
As you may or may not know, in the State of Maryland, several referendum questions will be presented to voters in the ballot box on Election Day. Question #6 asks the voter whether he or she supports “marriage equality” – in other words, whether we...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Oct 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am pleased to present my translation of Derekh Hokhma, The Way of Wisdom, written by the illustrious Rabbi Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto. Rabbi Luzzatto, better known as the Ramchal, is perhaps most famous for his classic ethical work, Mesilat Yesharim. In Derekh Hokhma,...
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