Rabbis Without Borders

This week, I am in Israel.On Friday, I visited with a group of 18-year olds participating in Habonim-Dror [Jewish Youth Movement] ...

About a year ago, someone recommended a Paulo Coelho book to me—a popular one— The Alchemist . Most people I ...

Unless we’re talking about jury duty, it’s generally nice to be noticed as unique and special; to be chosen. Except ...

On Friday, December 14, 2012, I heard the news in the car. Shots were being fired in an elementary school ...

It was one of those nights. I could not sleep at all. Sadness and worries crowded in. I went to ...

This past Shabbat I hosted the last in the three-part set of gatherings that had been planned, designed and implemented ...

World leaders today have assembled to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela. As tributes are paid to Mandela’s towering legacy ...

In less than a week, so much has been said to eulogize Nelson Mandela. Together with Frederik Willem de Klerk, ...

On the eighth night of Hanukkah our synagogue’s young adult group hosted an event in collaboration with the Denver Jewish ...

Every night, for years, when I put my son to bed, I enjoy the ritual (which I know will probably ...

In this country, and perhaps at this season of Hanukkah especially, we celebrate our Freedom of Religion.  We also celebrate ...

Yes, everyone in the Jewish world and beyond knows today is Thankgivukkah. But there’s another quirk of the calendar that ...