Society

The Danger of Communal Exclusion

Two moments of communal life have come to my attention recently that speak to the dangers of exclusion in the ...

How can one make moral decisions?

A few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine gleefully forwarded a link to a study that asserted that atheists and ...

Should Women Thank God For Not Making Them Men?

A recent brouhaha has emerged in the Jewish blogosphere over Rabbi Ari Hart’s recent post, “Should I Thank God For ...

Generosity of Spirit

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

Accidentally 1%

“There will be no poor among you…” – Deut. 15:4Last night I was stranded in a Mercedes E Class in ...

The NFL Draft, the Omer, and the Power of Potential

I am a self-confessed football fanatic. From September through January, my Sundays are centered around the performance of the San ...

Mission Driven Rabbinate

I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered at the 16th Conference ...

Finding Spiritual Meaning

A week filled with senseless public events is a good week to look for meaning.Rabbi Rachel Barenblat found meaning in ...

Do We Prefer Yom Hazikaron or Memorial Day?

Is Yom Hazikaron a good thing?  This unusual question recently popped into my head while we were teaching our religious ...

A Modest Case For Civil Marriage Equality

Political discourse finds expression everywhere it can. People discuss their convictions over dinner, at water coolers in the office, in ...