Rabbis Without Borders

Towards An Embracing Community

Last week I had the privilege to lead a conversation with 20 or so Jewish young adults in Boston on ...

Who Needs This Bar Mitzvah Anyway?

It was dry inside the Avalon Theatre in Washington, D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood. The audience for the 22nd Washington Jewish Film ...

Miracles Abound

Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...

Liberal Judaism is Experiencing a Renaissance

Last week, I was having a conversation about the future of Judaism at an informal gathering of Jewish professionals, Jews ...

The Secret of the Universe

As I walked through the streets of New York City one chilly morning last April, a young woman with a ...

Is “Justice” a Process or a Result?

The Problem of HomelessnessWhen we think of societal problems, we often think in the abstract. Take the question of “homelessness.” ...

Engaging our Teens

At Congregation B’nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT, I’m blessed with a class of almost 30 eighth graders and we meet weekly ...

Fighting Poverty with Faith

It’s four days after Thanksgiving and I am feeling guilty. My family enjoyed a weekend of delicious leftovers from our ...

The Urgency of Civility

It seems to me that we do not do a lot of talking to each other anymore. There is lots ...

A Tale of Two Havdalot

So there we were this past Saturday evening, some 500 people strong, many arm in arm, singing the la, la ...

The Study of Torah Encompasses Them All

A young man adorned with a black hat, a prayer shawl and phylacteries offers up his morning prayers in the ...

“Wocka Wocka!”

I’m excited about the new Muppet Movie, and who wouldn’t be given great lines like the following from the trailer:Kermit, ...