Sh’ma Now curates conversations on a single theme rooted in Jewish tradition and the contemporary moment. At the heart of this issue of Sh’ma Now is the theme of Yetzer Ha’ra — the Evil Inclination.

Rabbi Yehoshua cautions that three traits will remove a person from the world. While the three terms are somewhat familiar, they require elucidation. We also need to clarify what “world” a person is ...

Trump’s Pardon Request to Herzog Is the Whisper of the Evil Inclination. US President Donald Trump has sent a formal letter urging President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

In Judaism, there is a concept of "sparks of holiness" and "shells": a positive, divine seed, which is concealed in almost every phenomenon under the external - often evil - manifestations. Dissecting ...

The Seven Haftarot of Consolation deceive us with seeming monotony. For seven weeks, we are told by Second and then Third Isaiah that things will come out all right if we follow God. Have no fear. But ...

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In an episode of the original Star Trek television series, there is a transporter mishap, that splits Captain Kirk into two beings (“The Enemy Within, Season 1, Episode 5). One version of Kirk is ...

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When Lev Levitski decides to skip shul on Shabbat morning for the first time in his life and stay home in quiet contemplation instead, his mother responds harshly. Already breaking protocol by sitting ...

Q: Last week, I reached into the Book of Isaiah 45:7 for the striking prophecy: “I form the light and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” In your article, ...