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.
New Motto: Be (Spiritually) Prepared
When I was growing up, a common group activity to do with Jewish teens was some sort of values clarification. ...
The War Against Women
While driving to work the other day I heard a woman interviewed on the radio asked about the “Rape” comments ...
Mr. Prime Minister, Tear Down This Wall!
In June 1975, I was getting ready to leave Israel after a year of study. I bumped into a friend ...
Can you have a future if you can’t escape the past?
Two recent articles had me thinking about the possibility of tshuvah today. The first was an article that appeared in ...
Iran: My Enemy My Brother
“Too long have I dwelt with those who hate peace. I am all peace; but when I speak, they are ...
Us and Them: We are the Same
Recently a Freshman at Harvard wrote about his first experience at the Harvard Hillel in a op ed to The ...
Why Choose Judaism?
But why would they choose Judaism?This is a question I hear often. In my work helping to celebrate the racial and ...
Politics and the Pulpit
This past Sunday was claimed by many churches around the country ‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’. It’s the day that the pastors ...
Bitter, Bitter Cheshvan
With the intensity of our Fall Holy Days behind us, we find ourselves now in the month of Cheshvan. Known ...
It’s Ours!
My childhood memories of the festival of Simchat Torah center around a paper flag topped with a candy-apple and candy ...