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.
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 ...
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 ...