Interfaith
Seeking Human Kindness
This has been a momentous time – and while I believe in the absolute separation of church and state, I ...
Who is this Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf?
It’s not even Rosh Hashanah, and some people are already talking about Hanukkah! There’s a new children’s book: Shmelf the ...
Interfaith or Multicultural? Words Matter at a Wedding
Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because ...
Tu B’Av and Saying YES to love
Dear Rabbi,I’m getting married! And I’m wondering if you’ll officiate. The wedding will be before sunset on Saturday and, well, ...
In The Small Town South, Honoring Orlando Victims Is An Interfaith Experience
Communities across the nation have been gathering to honor and memorialize the Orlando victims. In Alexandria, Louisiana, community organizers chose ...
No Room at the Inn for Interfaith Weddings?
I officiate at a lot of weddings. Many of those ceremonies are between a Jewish partner and a partner of ...
How Did This Nice Northern Catholic Boy Become Part of The Southern Jewish World?
My roommate Peter is neither Southern nor Jewish… and yet he somehow found himself an active part of Mississippi’s Southern ...
Three Tips for Talking about Intermarriage and Israel
Last week, two different positions on intermarriage were shared by rabbis who write for this blog. Seth Goldstein wrote in ...
Intermarriage and the Jewish Garden
Over the next few weeks, the Torah portions we are reading obsess about two terms with which translators struggle mightily. ...
What We Are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
Monday in the JTA, Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom published an op-ed in which he argued that it was time that Conservative rabbis officiate ...
I Am Spiritual, Not Religious
A couple of years ago, I finally fulfilled one of the dreams of my calling. I preached a Sunday sermon ...
Rabbi Elected to National Office in Africa
Yes, it’s true. The Chief Rabbi of Uganda has been elected to parliament in his home country. A remarkable feat ...