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.
Marching Towards Freedom With The Omer
We often flow unaware from one moment on the calendar to the next. There are too many times where we ...
The blessings of a mixed multitude
A few weeks before I began rabbinical school, I took a vacation and went to visit my in-laws where they ...
Sacred Snacking
It is very hard after the seder to get excited about the last days of Passover. Seven/eight days of eating ...
Teaching the Four Sons in the 21st Century
We had reached one of those loaded moments in our family Passover seder where all my acumen as a parent, ...
A multicultural view of Passover eating
Every year I get a call from my mother, “Remind me again, do we eat peanuts on Passover?”This question should ...
Springtime as Freedom-Time
Is it mere coincidence that the Jewish festival of Passover, beginning this Friday eve, April 6th, falls in the early ...
Into the Conversation
I was recently in an awkward social situation. My husband and I were invited to dinner at the home of ...
Ask Not What Your Judaism Can Do For You
This past week in synagogues throughout the world we rolled the Torah scroll forward and began reading from the Book ...
Me, You and We
I have been an active participant in a group of Muslims, Christians and Jews that meets two to three times ...
Love Story: The Making of a Jewish Wedding
I prepared the bimah with two kiddush cups, a bottle of kosher wine and a glass wrapped in a white ...