Ben Greenberg
Ben Greenberg received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in New York City. He has also completed graduate coursework in both Medieval Jewish History and Public Administration. Rabbi Greenberg has worked in the college campus and in synagogues from Boston to Denver. He is the author of two books and has written numerous articles on topics of Jewish thought, philosophy and contemporary issues. Rabbi Greenberg is married to Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg and together they have two sons.
Articles by Ben Greenberg
Never Talk About These 2 Things at Your Dinner Table?
When I was growing up the common wisdom was, if possible, to avoid conversations of religion and politics around the dinner ...
Catholics, Jews, Humanists and Muslims Meet: Confronting Interfaith Dialogue 50 Years Later
This past year marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most important documents of the 20th century. It has ...
Is Your Suitcase Packed?
I love to travel. If I could I would be always either in the midst of traveling or preparing for ...
When a Zoroastrian and a Jew Walked into a Mikvah
It is like clockwork. You can expect someone to raise the following argument every single time anything new is being ...
Embracing Unity, Not Uniformity
The High Holiday season just ended. A spiritual, emotional and communal journey through Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot culminated ...
Shabbat Is Not Orthodox
We are a diverse Jewish community. We hold different views on Israel. We have different understandings of Torah. There are ...
Yeshiva University Dean Wants to Reverse Gains in Women’s Torah Learning
My social media has been abuzz this past week with the commentary on a recent article published by Rabbi Mordechai ...
Summer with the Hasidim: An Encounter with Jewish Pluralism
I have a secret to share. Some of the most nonjudgmental and welcoming Jews I have ever met have been ...
Forfeiting the Right to Worship God in Charleston and Everywhere #blacklivesmatter
This past Thursday morning was a hard day to wake up to. It was a hard day for all who ...
Your Jewish Future: Investing Is for More than Just Your Stock Portfolio
The American Jewish community is getting older. There is a graying of the Jewish community that is happening across the ...