Rabbis Without Borders
Don’t Pray, Communicate! A Book Review of Holistic Prayer
To understand the newest book by Rabbi Avi Weiss one needs to tell a story that appears in the book, ...
On Mother’s Day
Yet another holiday about which I am ambivalent, Mother’s Day seems this year to have engendered rather more commentary than ...
The Pope’s Kippah
So the Pope lost his kippah for a moment. I’ve been there. As a fellow bald man and kippah wearer ...
Today Matters
At a construction site at the Jerusalem bus station there is a multi-paneled chalkboard with space for people to fill ...
Sterling NBA Ban: So It’s Finished?
“So it’s finished?” I heard one commentator on local NPR ask sarcastically in a discussion about the NBA decision to ...
Why Jews Should Care About The Donald Sterling Controversy
I have had many reactions so far to the recently leaked audio of comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner ...
Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?
Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...
Packing for the Journey
My parents still live in the house I grew up in. Since leaving it, I have moved 14 times. Each ...
Ten Plagues of the 21st Century
“It’s not that I have an issue with her having sex, per se, it’s just that it should mean something. ...
Should We Really Label Our Children? Yes…Sometimes.
I’ve always been troubled by the “four children” in the Haggadah.Passover is supposed to teach our children about how we ...
A Dog at the Seder
As a child, the great Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas noticed that dogs appear in Torah at a crucial moment. On ...
Passover Doesn’t End With the Exodus
This Monday night Jews around the world will sit down at their tables and embark on recreating the narrative of ...