Outreach

The Destiny of the American Jewish Community: Assimilation or Isolation?

In the great story of humanity there has always been the forces that compel us to assimilate amongst each other ...

Inclusion: Do We Really Really Want You?

There is an old rabbinic tale of Hillel and Shammai, the rabbinic leaders of their generation. A would-be convert comes ...

What Can Southern Jews Teach The Rest of Us About Intermarriage and Outreach?

Usually we think of small, southern communities as being at least a beat behind their larger counterparts, especially when they ...

Jewish Peoplehood for the Millennial Generation

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

Patrilineal Jewish Descent: An Open Orthodox Approach

This week there has been much conversation online and offline on the Jewish status of people of patrilineal Jewish descent. ...

When Goodness Transcends Boundaries

The 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising has created renewed interest in the actions of Polish gentiles who assisted ...

But what have you done for me lately?

A  couple of weeks ago, Michal Kohane caused a few ripples in the blogosphere by getting fired over the column  ...

Inclusion is a Jewish Imperative

Why do you try to be so inclusive? It’s OBVIOUS that you are liberal because you care about these marginalized ...

Deprogramming our Children as a Means to Jewish Continuity?

I just got back from a weekend “family camp” retreat. One of the most remarkable aspects of the experience was ...

Generosity of Spirit

In my last article I wrote about the need for a renaissance of mission-driven rabbis. I quoted from the powerful ...