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How the Rabbi Hooked Me
In the spring of 2009, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi spoke at the Boulder Book Store to a jammed and eager audience. I was ...
“Is the Lord Present Among Us or Not?”
The state of public discourse, both within the Jewish community and within our society at large, has taken rather a ...
The Tech Side of Camp
by Rabbi Jason Miller New Brunswick, NJ – As Jewish camp leaders once again convened at Leaders Assembly, the Foundation ...
We’re Still Figuring Out What A Rabbi Looks Like
After you read this paragraph, close your eyes for a minute and picture a rabbi.Where is this rabbi?What is the ...
Jews Have an Obligation to Accept, Protect, and Value
I am a Modern Orthodox Jew. As a Jewish educator, I have written, spoken and taught about homosexuality and our ...
Prime-Time Drama
This post has been translated from Hebrew to English by Bracha Jaffe.Shabbat afternoon between the afternoon and evening prayers is ...
Is History a Prison or a Home?
In 1951 my family left the region in which they had lived since Nebuchadnezzar II took a bunch of Jews ...
Mensch Madness, Game 3: Mordechai vs. Moses!
In this alliterative Mensch Madness match up, Mordechai and Moses are about to meet!This match is tough, because both of ...
A Modern Passover Miracle
This modern Passover Miracle story is perfect for sharing with friends and family at your Seder. At Passover, every person ...
Double Booked: If It’s Good Enough for the Matriarchs
This post originally appeared on the Religious Action Center’s blog and has been reprinted here with permission.—In a recent conversation ...
Quotas: On Being Jewish in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Soviet Russia
I keep thinking about a scene from one of my favorite childhood novels, The Road Disappears Into the Distance by Alexandra Brushtein. The ...
Remembering Hebrew School in Iranian Prison
I struggled to remember ever scrap of Judaism that I could. My family is secular. My mother feels uncomfortable in ...
Obamacare & You: Why the ACA Is Good for the Gays, and What More It Needs To Do
Rabbi (to be) Ari Naveh recently shared how he balances the line between being a gay rabbi—and a rabbi who ...
Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave
My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...
Mensch Madness, Game 2: Devorah vs. Miriam!
It’s a big sports week in the Jewish South! First, there’s a new Jewish college basketball coach at a big ...