Rabbis Without Borders

The minor outbreak of the Ebola virus on American soil is fueling our fears and concerns, and its no surprise. ...

Earlier this month in The New York Times, Reza Aslan continued an ongoing argument against Bill Maher’s blanket condemnation of ...

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

Several years ago I went to visit one of my daughters in Israel. She was attending a summer program and ...

My ten-year-old son, Jake, has become excessively frightened by lightning. He used to be mildly scared by the noise of ...

“Why do bad things happen to good people” is the most fundamental question of theology. Just about everyone has given ...

I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...

Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...

There’s an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel ...

Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...

Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...

I recently had the privilege of serving on a Beit Din (Rabbinic Court) for an individual who was converting to ...