2013

Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview

This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...

In praise of the boring

I admit that I’ve never been particularly hip.Even as a teenager, at best I was probably pretty geeky, and what’s ...

Shipwrecked with God

Communities, institutions, families and friendships create a sense of common identity, a sense of “we.” Since no two people – ...

Understanding Genesis 22: God and Child Sacrifice

Like many people I know, I first heard the story of Abraham and Isaac as a child. I couldn’t have been older ...

9/11 – Where Are We, 12 Years Later?

Where were you when the planes hit the towers? It’s a question people are asking and answering all day today, ...

Helping Our Kids to Return Home

I can’t stop thinking about Jordana Horn’s recent post about her son who came home from camp early. I don’t ...

Social Media Isn’t the Enemy

Now that your kids are home from camp, many of you are facing a new dilemma: should campers and their ...

This Yom Kippur Let’s Talk about Syria

I believe that pulpit rabbis have an obligation to frame issues of the day in a moral lens even when ...

The Ultimate Sacrifice: James Goodman on Abraham and the Binding of Isaac

Many people ask me, “What’s a nice guy like you doing in a field like this?” By which they mean: ...

Is Gentile “Genteel”? (Or, What Should We Call People Who Aren’t Jewish?)

The other day, we had an extended discussion around the office about the proper term to use to refer to ...

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