Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg was the president of Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation and founding president of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. He also is the author of </i><a href="http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?isbn=0827608071">For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity</a><i> (2004, Jewish Publication Society)</i>.


Articles by Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Every Act Is Significant

The reward of long life for the seemingly simple commandment of shooing away a mother bird before taking her young teaches us that no act is trivial.

Thriving in the Diaspora

Persian Jewry can serve as a role model for Jews who live outside of the Land of Israel.

Where Was God?

The "hidden God" of the Purim story can serve as a model for God's role in the modern world.

Revelation: The Next Level

A hidden God allows for a more active human role in the covenant.

Unmasking the Purim Heroes

Were Mordecai and Esther assimilated Jews?

Remembering Amalek

A serious lesson that focuses on fighting evil precedes the Purim fesitivites.

Jewish Priests (Kohanim) and Caring for the Dead

Although priests cannot have any contact with death, exceptions are made for their immediate relatives.

Defining Hanukkah: Assimilation

Acculturation versus assimilation, a question for Jews then as now.

Defining Hanukkah: Pluralism

Hanukkah represents the struggle to follow one's values and religion in a pluralistic world that often demands uniformity.

The Lesson of Hanukkah

Hanukkah points to the fragility of historical redemption and the ambiguity of its messengers and leaders.