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.
Talking about Dying is Really Talking about Living
As Passover approaches, most of the questions I have received lately have been about matzoh and seders; slavery and freedom. ...
From Futility to Freedom
The following is an excerpt from my personal Haggadah, a story of my enslavement to a principle and my discovery of the ...
Passover: Fact or Fiction
Passover is definitely one of my favorite holidays. It’s generally observed at home – with friends and/or family. There are ...
Hillel, Comma, Open, and Beit Shammai
Once again HIllel has found itself in the news due to several recent events: Eric Fingerhut’s refusal to speak at ...
Can The Jewish People Find Common Ground?
Can the Jewish people find common ground? Is there enough that brings together all the varied different ways of being ...
Closing the Gap
I’d like to share with you all the holiday message I have written to the members of Or Shalom Synagogue, ...
Do We Need Lent in Judaism?
There are two funny images I like to circulate this time every year as we approach the Passover holiday. The ...
All About Those Plagues – A Passover Parody
This is the second year that my congregation, B’nai Shalom in Westborough MA, has produced a Passover Parody video – ...
Gasping For Air In Israeli Discourse
I love the ocean. Whether surfing or just playing in the waves, as a native Californian, I feel at home ...
Horseradish Harvest: A Passover Gathering
Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an ...