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.
“The State of the Union is …”
Every January I reflect on the lessons of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his good friend Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
We Must Still Dream!
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its ...
“Never Again”…Again and Again and Again
Long ago, legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sang in his gravelly tones, that “the times, they are a-changing.” He was a truth teller ...
White Moses and Black Bond
The recent Sony hacking scandal raised an uproar about the movie The Interview with Seth Rogen and James Franco. But ...
Working for Meaning
On January 4, my family and I were privileged to attend the final Broadway performance of the revival of Pippin ...
Dying to Talk
On a single day last week, we were stunned by news of the Charlie Helbo attack in Paris and a bomb ...
The Yearning Burning Bush
There are 54 discreet portions, parshiyot in the Torah. If we regard them as chapters in a greater whole each ...
God’s Abortive Assassination Attempt
Parshat Shmot which we read this week contains one of the most bizarre incidents in all of the Torah. By ...
A Moral Life? Or a Meaningful Life?
A few days ago, David Brooks wrote an article entitled “The Problem of Meaning.” In our society today, and especially in ...
“Booyah”….This Too, Is Holy
This too is holy. The baseball stadium, that is. I know it is not only potentially cliché, but also possibly ...