Rabbis Without Borders
Rabbis Without Borders is a dynamic forum for exploring contemporary issues in the Jewish world and beyond. Written by rabbis of different denominations, viewpoints, and parts of the country, Rabbis Without Borders is a project of Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
The Pew Study: What the stats can and can’t teach us
It’s probably one of the first things that I learned from my time as a social science researcher – the ...
So Now What?
As a synagogue rabbi, I feel as if we have been running a religious marathon for the past month. since. ...
Baruch Dayan Emet
Hoshana Rabbah is kind of a weird day – even for the Jewish calendar. It’s not really a holiday – ...
Seekers and Unaffiliated: An Opportunity
I recently met a woman who I really liked. We have a lot in common, being professionally accomplished Jewish women ...
Shall We Pray? Spontaneously?
Occasionally, a book about Jewish prayer will tell you that Judaism discourages spontaneous prayer. That magic of Jewish prayer, the ...
Joy as an Answer to Death
“How do I go on?” I was asked recently at a service following the death of a beautiful woman in ...
Taking It To The Streets
Sukkot was never a big deal for me when growing up. Coming so soon after the pomp and circumstance of ...
In praise of the boring
I admit that I’ve never been particularly hip.Even as a teenager, at best I was probably pretty geeky, and what’s ...
This Yom Kippur Let’s Talk about Syria
I believe that pulpit rabbis have an obligation to frame issues of the day in a moral lens even when ...
Fourteen Prayers for Peace
In 2009, President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, with a simple, moving speech. He spoke of the challenge of ...