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.
Today’s Leprosy: Loneliness
Commentary on Parshat Metzora: Leviticus 14:1-15:33In biblical times, for the safety of the rest of the community, a person stricken ...
Three Tips for Talking about Intermarriage and Israel
Last week, two different positions on intermarriage were shared by rabbis who write for this blog. Seth Goldstein wrote in ...
Just Curious…
I can recall, apparently with terrific inaccuracy, hearing a kindergarten story about an incorrigible feline who poked his nose into ...
Intermarriage and the Jewish Garden
Over the next few weeks, the Torah portions we are reading obsess about two terms with which translators struggle mightily. ...
What We Are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
Monday in the JTA, Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom published an op-ed in which he argued that it was time that Conservative rabbis officiate ...
Dealing with a New Place
Last Thursday my family moved to a new house. I love our new house. It’s beautiful, bigger than the old ...
Let’s Talk About Sex!
In my childhood, there were few things that the Orthodox rabbis charged with my daily education and my secular anti-religious ...
April Fools’, Purim and the Balance of Humor and Seriousness
Judaism is masterful at balancing the playful and the serious, and so much of life is about that balance as well.
“Cool” is a Red Herring. Aim for Quality.
What draws people to come to religious services?It’s a question that has bedeviled clergy and dedicated lay leaders over the ...
AIPAC, Trump and Civility Through the Eyes of a Teenager
I was woken up last week, early Tuesday morning to be told by television producers for the news program on ...