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.
They’re Coming to America
For several weeks now, I’ve maintained a careful silence in my 9th grade Jewish Literature classroom about the politics of immigration ...
The Delusion of Jerusalem of Gold
Many of us had not seen each other for decades. Most of them I barely recognized. It was the 40th reunion ...
Is Your Suitcase Packed?
I love to travel. If I could I would be always either in the midst of traveling or preparing for ...
Hanukkah is Coming: Don’t Let the Light Go Out
I have always found it difficult to romanticize the tale of right and might that belongs to the Maccabees. I ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to His Daughter
No matter how much money each of us donated yesterday on what has come to be known as Giving Tuesday, ...
Should Hanukkah Be The Jewish Christmas?
As the calendar flips to December, nightfall comes ever earlier, and many of us don our winter coats for the ...
Hanukkah’s Casual Violence
Hanukkah is coming. It’s time to tell stories about armed resistance against oppression. Children will read about the five brave ...
16 Shots, 13 Months!
On Thanksgiving morning when I entered a large grocery store in Wicker Park, Chicago, I was transported back to a ...
It’s Thanksgiving, But What if One Doesn’t Feel Thankful?
Happy Thanksgiving.Now, let’s get real: Some don’t feel thankful today. We might feel like the turkeys got us down. We might feel burdened ...
We Are a Nation of Immigrants
Last night I participated in my town of Westborough’s Interfaith Thanksgiving. Our program was entitled ‘Welcoming the Stranger’, recalling that ...