Society
What “The Interview” Teaches Us
After watching The Interview I recalled a particular Purim shpiel (a comic dramatization) from nearly 30 years ago. It was a ...
Bah Humbug and Amazing Grace: Christmas for Jews
“Merry Christmas,” we’ve heard for weeks.For Jews living in predominantly Christian societies, Christmas evokes responses ranging from joy to alienation. ...
The Souls Who Whisper are Yelling Now
When I cook in my kitchen, I have a lot of company. I sometimes speak aloud to my grandmother who ...
‘Tis the Season to Create a New Religion
Christmas trees are for sale on every corner, it seems, bringing the scent of the woods to the streets of ...
Do You Accept Science, Or Judaism? Yes.
During my seven years in the congregational rabbinate, I had so many people say to me, “I don’t believe in ...
Obsolete Values
Almost any article I’ve ever seen to do with Judaism, any religious critique of a political event, and even in ...
Synagogues: Begin With Why
“Thank you for visiting our website. We are a vibrant congregation with daily and Shabbat services. We offer young adult ...
The Pathos of Exodus: What Hollywood Blockbusters Have To Do With Ferguson and Giving Tuesday
My boys are getting psyched for the upcoming release of the blockbuster Exodus: Gods And Kings . Exodus promises to ...
Pilgrim’s Progress: Thanksgiving, Plymouth Rock and the House of God
Thanksgiving beckons loved ones together to count blessings and honor journeys toward freedom and plenty. Whether our ancestors traveled to these ...
Digging Wells for Generations
Two Israelis were stabbed last week, Israeli military and police response has continued, and leaders within Fatah have begun talking ...