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.
Happy New Year!
On this Rosh Hashanah, we pray for renewal of spirit.May this New Year refresh our commitment to the values we ...
Do You Remember Me?
One of the things that sometimes is embarrassing and/or sometimes frustrating, is when someone comes up to me and says: ...
The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary
“There is nothing new under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 1:9.A High Holiday Prayer, as I imagine it, of a beloved, longtime ...
High Heels and Aching Feet: Politics as Usual
“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” – ...
Mock Jewish Divorce
It’s become almost a cliche program at American Jewish summer camps. The mock Jewish wedding teaches kids, through an interactive ...
How Deep Are Our Thoughts?
For our first anniversary, my wife and I went on a trip through the Southwest, seeing Sedona, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, ...
Igniting the Spark of Love
During the Hebrew month of Elul, leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a number of bloggers are ...
I’m Watching Tennis Instead
It’s the week between the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention and I’ve checked out. That’s not usually ...
The Command to Forget
Deuteronomy 2419. When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you ...
Jewish Republican$
What does the Republican Convention mean for Jews?Not much – for two reasons.First off, the conventions, Republican or Democrat, are ...