Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat is author of several volumes of poetry, among them 70 faces: Torah poems (Phoenicia, 2011), Open My Lips (Ben Yehuda, 2016), and Texts to the Holy (Ben Yehuda, 2018). Named by the Forward in 2016 as one of America's most inspiring rabbis, she serves Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, Massachusetts. Find her online at velveteenrabbi.com.
Articles by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
God Is In This Place
Turning away from our destination may be how we get where we need to go.
Al Hanisim: Remembering Our Partnership in God’s Miracles
Both the holidays when this prayer is recited are marked by courageous human action in making space for the miraculous.
Joseph’s Amazing Technicolor Faith
Throughout the ups and downs of his ever-changing life, this biblical hero never feels far from God.
A Failed Rebellion
This biblical power structure — and struggle — in Korach may offend our democratic sensibilities.
