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.
How Tech Innovation Both Defines and Challenges Our Identity
Back in August, when I last posted for this blog, I was on my way to visit the URJ Six ...
The Perfect High Holy Day Sermon You Will Never Hear
Too often rabbis say either what we think people need to hear or what we feel obligated to share.
The Modesty Wars
My favorite pastime in the summer is going to my local town pool. There I can sit in the sun, ...
The One Thing We Need to Stop Saying to Our Kids at their Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah is a unique and special time in the life of a child, family and community. ...
Judaism in a Secular Age – Just What God Wanted!
Six weeks from now when the world and the Jewish People experience another Rosh Hashanah, we will stand before God ...
The Cost of Anger
“Are you an angry feminist?”I was recalling an awkward but critical discussion I had once had, to Andrea Hodos a ...
Tu B’Av, Love Yourself Challenge
Last night marked the beginning of the holiday of Tu B’Av. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. ...
A Parenting Mantra: “This, Too, Shall Pass”
Each time my wife and I think we have moved past one parenting issue, a new one arises. Our son starts ...
Why the Haters Hate On Gabby Douglas
It feels almost cliché to say that I have loved watching Women’s Gymnastics during these 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ...
Reasonable Risks
Reasonable risk seems like an oxymoron. I checked a list of examples to see if it appeared, beside “open secret” ...