Rabbis Without Borders

The images of the secular New Year—Times Square, Champagne in fancy glasses, funny hats and noisemakers—are all fun and happy. ...

As we cross from 5774 to 5775, the Akeida (the Binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah) ...

We live with a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and ...

Nine months ago I opened the front door of my apartment in Alon Shvut and took a 20-minute walk that ...

Waking up in the morning a definite challenge for me. I hit the snooze button more often than I should. At least ...

One of the reasons I love the fall is because of the NFL. Although I need to garner all of ...

For those not immersed in the British television phenomenon that is Doctor Who, TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative ...

When I entered rabbinical school, I never imagined I would become a rabbi of an online synagogue. In fact, when ...

I always forget, in between trips, how stunningly beautiful Israel is. When I return, it is like opening a favorite ...

In the great story of humanity there has always been the forces that compel us to assimilate amongst each other ...

The rabbis of the Talmud have taught that the shofar must be blown with a particular intention: to sound like ...

We rabbis often lament about how many issues divide our people. We pray differently, we keep kosher differently, we talk ...