The David Cardozo Academy: Revitalizing Jewish Life

Fundamentalism, Education and The Wisdom of the Gentile

February 13, 2020 12:45 pm | By Nathan Lopes Cardozo

By designating Yitro to be the father-in-law of the most holy Jew of all times, God made it clear that He would not tolerate racism and that a righteous gentile could climb up to the highest ranks of saintliness. Read more →

Needed: Rabbis with Knives between Their Teeth

By Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Israel will not survive without Judaism, but it must be a Judaism that has liberated itself from religious and halachic stagnation caused by its mainstream rabbinical leadership. It must show its multifaceted, colorful religious and social dimensions, imbued with much encouragement, which have become the sine qua non for a modern Jewish State. Read more →

Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Willy Lindwer presents A film on the incredible... Read more →

Cardozo on the Parashah: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion

This collection of essays looks at the weekly Torah portion through the eyes of philosophy, contemporary controversies, and personal struggles. Written in Rabbi Cardozo’s characteristic style, this collection offers something for many different types of readers: laymen and clergy, full-time students and intellectually curious practitioners, Jews and non-Jews alike.

Jewish Law as Rebellion: A Plea for Religious Authenticity and Halachic Courage

In this remarkable and highly controversial book, Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo suggests that Jewish Law must be seen as a discipline of resistance and courage. Rebelling against the rabbinical establishment, Rabbi Cardozo takes it to task for failing to liberate Halacha from its stagnancy and confinement. With ground-breaking suggestions, Jewish Law as Rebellion shows how to make Jewish Law once again relevant to our modern society and to the State of Israel.

Survey of 5777 Activities at the DCA Think Tank

September 5, 2017 5:42 pm

We're delighted to share with you a full-color bulletin with photos detailing what the David Cardozo Academy Think Tank has been up to this year - our regular activities plus an Open Think Tank for the public in March. There are also questions for you to ponder - it wouldn't be the DCA Think Tank without them! Read more →

Learning to be finite

December 12, 2017 8:15 pm | By E.S.

Spiritual experiences may represent our yearning for the “infinite”, but this yearning can only find expression in seeking to improve ourselves to the best of our ability and seeking to relate with love to the people and the world around us, while at the same time coming to an acceptance of our finiteness and separateness, overcoming the grief and outrage we feel at not being everything. Yearning for the infinite is really a way of learning how to be finite. Read more →

Cardozian Newsletter – Nissan 5779

April 17, 2019

Cardozo on the Parashah – Sefer Bereshit

Jewish Law as Rebellion

Lonely but not Alone – A documentary film

The Manifesto of the David Cardozo Academy

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Fundamentalism, Education and The Wisdom of the Gentile

Needed: Rabbis with Knives between Their Teeth

Documentary: Lonely but not Alone

Cardozo on the Parashah: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion

Jewish Law as Rebellion: A Plea for Religious Authenticity and Halachic Courage

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