Theology

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 ...

Embracing the Contradictions

“And the boys ran about inside her, and she [Rebecca] said, If this is so, then why am I? and ...

Seeing Double

Diversity is like a pizza pie. When I get my slice of pizza, I may feel as if no one ...

A Call for Diversity: The Tower of Babel

While driving down Route 95 on the East Coast, one has the ability to survey hundreds of billboards along the ...

Amazing and Improbable Transformations for the New Year

Change is an inevitable part of our lives. Most changes, however, happen to us from the outside: we age, we ...

What Do You Call a Questioning Convert? Rabbi.

“Why did you convert?” I have been asked this question many times before, sometimes out of deep interest and sometimes ...

Psalms for the Philippines

Oklahoma City, where I live, has an amazing Jewish community. And, unfortunately, this amazing Jewish community is an expert in ...

Writing our story in the book of life #blogelul

cross-posted from Rabbi Gurevitz’ blog, ‘Raise it Up’   One of the images found in the High Holiday liturgy is ...

God, Our Parent: Father’s Day Reflections

When I was about twelve years old, I opened my younger brother’s textbook, just out of curiosity. This textbook from ...

Inclusion is a Jewish Imperative

Why do you try to be so inclusive? It’s OBVIOUS that you are liberal because you care about these marginalized ...