Rabbis Without Borders
Jewish Identity: Asking the Wrong Question
I have been thinking a lot about Jewish identity recently. How do we define our own connection to Judaism? What ...
God Likes a Counter-Offer
We criticize Abraham for not voicing protest of God’s horrific demand that he sacrifice Isaac. Yet, ultimately, Abraham did counter ...
Have We Forgotten Yitzhak Rabin Already?
Last night I sat among 850 supporters of Israel and its Israel Defense Forces at the annual Friends of the ...
What Can Zionism Teach Us On Election Day?
Today likely is going to be a rough day for liberals. Election prognosticators are predicting that Republicans will win enough ...
The World’s Most Contested Religious Site
“The world’s most contested religious site.”So says the New York Times about the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, claimed as a ...
A Bat Mitzvah Hand-Me-Down
I wore a white eyelet dress for my 1971 bat mitzvah. My mom bought it at a discount shop on ...
The Jewish Duty to Vote
Election Day in the U.S. is coming. How will being Jewish shape your choice whether to vote?This November, Americans will elect ...
When the Medium Came for Rosh Hashanah
I’ve never actively sought out or consulted with a medium, or anyone who made claims to be able to communicate ...
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Recently a woman asked me if it was okay during her prayers to pray to her deceased mother. She said,”the ...
Can Anger be a Positive Emotion?
“Do not go gentle in to that Good Night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light”These two verses by ...
Talking About Not Talking About It
Film lovers will be familiar with the concept of a “macguffin”—a term popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, master of mystery and psychological and emotional ...
Freundel: Not Just an Orthodox Problem
Much has been written about the impact of Rabbi Barry Freundel on the Orthodox world. In a community that sees ...