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.
Waiting for God
We have entered the Hebrew month of Elul. This is the last Hebrew month before Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. ...
Kosher McDonalds and Jewish Cowboys
In 1850 two men found themselves standing under a tree near the famous Recoleta Cemetery in the center of Buenos ...
Coaches and Rabbis — A Post Olympic Reflection
I love watching the Olympics. This summer, I even watched reruns for a week after the games were over as ...
What if God is Praying for You?
“Just call me on my cell. My house can be difficult to find.”I hobbled through the alleyways of the thick, ...
Community Is Not Cherry Pie
Many of us love a good delicious piece of pie. It does not matter whether that pie is cherry, blueberry, ...
Where Were You?
The first two weeks of August my wife and I visited the Canadian Rockies which are magnificent. Most of the ...
Mars: One Blind Leap for Mankind
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” -Genesis 1:1 … existence on this planet, a rather ...
The Media, Guns, and Turbans
It has been a week since the terrible shooting in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Life has continued and new ...
The Message our “Stuff” Sends
Hair Dye as HistoryWhile I have never used hair dye myself, I certainly watch my share of TV, and so ...
A new face of interfaith marriage
In the past couple of weeks I’ve had some very interesting enquiries from couples seeking to be married by a ...