faith

Does the Ideal Mother Exist?

Our childhood experience is reflected in our adult talk about God.

Dr. King’s Radical Faith

Almost everyone I know is bone-weary or disillusioned or angry or ashamed or frightened or struggling. Paralyzed with stunned disbelief.Or ...

This I Believe… About Belief

In college I was tasked with writing a “This I Believe” essay about my guiding beliefs and values. This assignment wasn’t ...

Bringing Rabbis and Scientists Together

Do Jews view science differently than other religious people do? What topics are most pressing or interesting in the Jewish community? And ...

On Being a Rabbi in Mississippi, Taking the Stand (Literally) Against Discrimination

When I began my position as Director of Rabbinic Services at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life just over two years ...

Pope Francis is Wrong to Criticize Trump’s Faith

A few years ago I was a first-time guest on a news radio show on Detroit’s National Public Radio (NPR) ...

Getting More Comfortable With the Culture of Prayer in the South

In the South, people pray a lot. It’s all around us: on TV, on billboards, at football games, even at ...

Would You Trade Faith for Control?

I have a new favorite TV show: “Once Upon a Time.” I’m late to the game — it’s currently in its ...

From Greatness Comes Mercy

I recently began studying a new book with my chevruta (study partner), Musar HaTorah v’aYahadut, written by Rabbi Aharon Shmuel ...