Jewish People
Should We Care About People Not Like Us?
The context was a class on the gun violence epidemic in Chicago. I had finished the presentation by mentioning some ...
A Special Person at a Special Time: Reb Zalman’s Jewish Renewal
Last Thursday, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, passed away, leaving his bodily existence for…well, for whatever ...
I Am Orthodox: Why Labels Matter
A few weeks ago Elad Nehorai of Pop Chassid posted a provocative piece entitled, “Jews, It’s Time To Abolish The ...
The Destination: Israel
I experience the world through Jewish history. I came by it honestly, having been a lifelong avid student of Jewish ...
Explaining the Unexplainable in Minsk
“Yes,” I told the baffled American immigration official, “I was in Belarus for a roots trip.” But this in no ...
Can Jews Unite?
The prayer book Siddur Eit Ratzon includes a contemporary prayer for Israel. “We affirm that it is possible for Jews ...
Requiem for a Suburban Shul
How do you close a synagogue? This is the question I have been confronting for the past few months as ...
Airing The Dirty Laundry and Jewish Communal News
As someone who has written articles about issues impacting the Jewish community for publications like The Huffington Post, The Denver ...
Social Justice and Shared Society
It was some 30 years ago that President Reagan signed into law and established a new federal holiday: The Reverend ...
Faith in the Jewish Future
This week, I am in Israel.On Friday, I visited with a group of 18-year olds participating in Habonim-Dror [Jewish Youth Movement] ...