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.
What’s an Interfaith Rabbi?
Last week The New Republic ran a story saying that the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the seminary of the American Jewish ...
On the Other Side of the Mountain
Having opted to leave the Interstate and take the shortest route, I shouldn’t have been surprised to find myself traveling ...
Five Ways the Super Bowl is like Online Judaism
As a rabbi of an online congregation, I am often asked about whether people have “real” Jewish experiences online. Some ...
Let Rabbis Lead!
Last month Rabbi Yamin Levy (note: I studied with Rabbi Levy when I was a rabbinical student at YCT Rabbinical ...
Let the Parenting Criticism Stop… Unless
The other day I came across a very funny video by Similac, the baby formula company. This extended advertisement was ...
Are Synagogues Outsourcing Tikkun Olam?
These are exciting times for Jewish social justice. This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...
Real Religious Differences
Every year, I laugh out loud at this week’s Torah reading, the crossing of the Red Sea.There Moses stands, so ...
Dare to Be Bored
“Are we there yet?!!!” I recall saying this as a child, later enduring it from my kids. With this call ...
Why a Rabbi? Five Aspirations for Rabbinic Life
On January 11, 2015, I received rabbinic smicha (ordination) from ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Six years of academic study, ...
From State of the Union to Congregational Life, Meaning and Mission Come First
“It’s now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next 15 years, and for decades to ...