Rabbis Without Borders

Sacred Snacking

It is very hard after the seder to get excited about the last days of Passover. Seven/eight days of eating ...

A multicultural view of Passover eating

Every year I get a call from my mother, “Remind me again, do we eat peanuts on Passover?”This question should ...

Me, You and We

I have been an active participant in a group of Muslims, Christians and Jews that meets two to three times ...

I Don’t Go To Brooklyn

Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...

Some Purim Torah

Those of us who fall under the general rubric of “believers” may feel a sense of God’s presence in our ...

The State of the Jewish Union

The State of the Jewish Union is… Meh, we’ll see.Education is the beating heart of Judaism. Where the secular world ...

Silence and Slavery

My daughter sings in the choir at her Jewish high school.  Only her mother can attend the annual concert. I ...

What is Hanukah?

“What is Hanukah?”  the Talmud asks and typically each year at this time we are reminded by a variety of ...

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 ...

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 ...