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.
Sex, Violence, and, Shades of Grey
The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is everywhere. I saw a woman reading it the subway last week and another ...
The Friday the Rabbi Made Challah
A couple of years ago, I attended a young adult challah-baking event here in Austin. Some of the young women ...
What Playing Games Can Teach Us About Prayer
While I certainly use my iPhone to check my e-mail and make calls, far and away, what really drains my ...
Circumspect Conversations about Circumcision
This week we heard news from Germany that a regional court ruled that circumcision amounts to bodily harm, even if ...
My First “Freedom Ride”
A couple of years ago I learned about a new front in the internal Israeli struggle over religious freedom: gender ...
The Love/Hate of Obamacare
A few posts ago, while the Supreme Court was still hearing arguments on the legality of the Healthcare Act, I ...
Having it All
Reading Anne- Marie Slaughter’s article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” has caused me to wonder, ...
The Power of Gratitude
A simple street scene glimpsed on the early morning commute. A woman in her forties dressed in a sari, a ...
Reform Women Rabbis Being Heard
In the midst of much activity in Israel in the ongoing push to ensure that women are not silenced or ...
Passing the Mantle of the Sixties
Last year I was chatting with a member of my congregation over bagels with our Tot Shabbat families. She mentioned ...