Indeed as a rabbi, I see more life-threatening situations than I count, feeling them with varying degrees of space for breathing and perspective.

Real forgiveness is not only between perpetrator and victim, but on all of us to create a new system where none of what has occurred may ever ever ever occur again. 

What do we need to live a good life? We all need food, water, and shelter. Beyond that, what is the Jewish recipe for personal fulfillment?

My baby, who is now 16 years old, returned from summer camp earlier this week with a swollen wrist and ...

I opened my computer upon arriving home and found an email from an older man in my community who has made a habit of negatively commenting upon my work creating bridges of reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Rising levels of bigotry and nationalism come out of the fear people have of losing what little they have.

As a rabbi, teacher (high school), parent, and former child let me confirm that the central issue for Kayla (Elsie Fisher) is unlike anything we adults had to manage when we were young.  

To this day, some of my closest friends are people I met at camp

The opportunity, the demand for us to fix our world falls on each of our shoulders, and there is an urgency to act now.

 A problem with bias is just knowing you have it is not enough to overcome it.