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.
Long Live Rock N’ Roll
“One great rock show can change the world.” – School of Rock Everyone’s been trying to find their way into ...
Seeking Connections
Do you want to feel like your life has meaning? Do you want to be connected to other individuals like yourself? Do ...
Accumulating Things Or, Then Again … Nothing
We read in Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Sages: “Who is happy?” The answer: “The one who is satisfied ...
From Greatness Comes Mercy
I recently began studying a new book with my chevruta (study partner), Musar HaTorah v’aYahadut, written by Rabbi Aharon Shmuel ...
Why I’m Tired of Praying for Peace
We moved into Shabbat last week with the news of the attacks in Paris on our minds. The multiple coordinated ...
Does A Rabbi Have To Be A Role Model?
It’s over a month now since the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College announced that it would consider intermarried candidates for admission to ...
A Prayer For Paris
On Saturday night, my husband and I went to a local pub to listen to music. Then we came home ...
Human Beings are God’s Menorah
As the month of Kislev has begun our thoughts turn to the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah. If there was ever ...
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Making Holidays Our Own
When is Hanukkah 2015? Click here to find out!Thanksgiving is coming, and Hanukkah is just around the corner. The holidays ...
Don’t Get Furious, Get Curious
I do a lot of commuting, and one thing that makes that time fly by are courses by The Teaching Company. With ...