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.
All of Us: ‘Rock Band’ Judaism and Emotional Contagion
Scientists report that playing a game like Rock Band can make you more caring – and the reason touches the core of what ...
A Memorial Day to Remember
Last night we moved from Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut – from Remembrance Day to Independence Day in Israel. We ...
What It Means to Graduate
Mazel Tov, Young Graduates!You’ve done it! Your hard work has paid off. We put hoop after hoop in front you, ...
I’m Not Angry, Damn It!
It is totally human to feel righteous indignation and even justified anger. And unless we were born as saints of ...
Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
This evening begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside to remember the experience of the ...
When Impostor Syndrome is Good
It’s ordination season. After years of hard work, both theoretical and practical, a number of rabbinic and cantorial students will ...
Celebrating Motherhood Jewish Style
With Mother’s Day approaching, let’s take a moment to celebrate mothers.There is no single vision of the Jewish mother. Jewish ...
Passover and Questions for All
As Passover draws to a close this weekend, I’m thinking about two things: a pizza binge on Friday night and ...
Jewish Ritual and “The Checklist Manifesto”
Jewish ritual is complicated. Take the most recent ritual we just celebrated, the seder. It has 14 steps, each of which is to ...
Let’s Be Free!
Although the winter in the Northeast was milder than the past few, I still struggle with the season of cold ...