Nathan Sunshine
Nathan Sunshine has lived and been involved in the Jewish community of Los Angeles for more than twenty years. He grew up and reached adulthood in the Library Minyan at Temple Beth Am, where he has been an active participant since before his Bar Mitzvah. He received his secondary education at Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy when he was younger and Shalhevet High School when he was older. He is currently a student at Santa Monica College in Religious Studies (Comparative Religions) and Philosophy.
Pinhas Must Die!
- Sunday 10:00 AM–11:15 AM Emerald Bay 3
Join us as we examine our forefather’s existential struggles with the Abyss. Pinhas ben Elazar impales Zimri, a prince of the Simeonites. Why did he do this? What really bothered him so much about Zimri’s actions that he had to kill him? But really, what drives human beings to such ends in general? How did our greats, Moses, Elijah, Job, and others, face moments of confusion and doubt? How did they face the Abyss? We will look at vivid examples in Judaism and beyond, and we will decide if Pinhas must die! We are looking for disciples of abstract thought among adults and teenagers to join our discussion.