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
Synagogue Maintenance As A Sacred Endeavor
Can sweeping the floor be sacred? Is it possible to view repairing the HVAC system as holy work? Synagogues have ...
Can The Jewish People Find Common Ground?
Can the Jewish people find common ground? Is there enough that brings together all the varied different ways of being ...
Will There Be One Jewish People?
I have been thinking a lot again recently about the correspondence between one of the great Orthodox luminaries of the ...
Let Rabbis Lead!
Last month Rabbi Yamin Levy (note: I studied with Rabbi Levy when I was a rabbinical student at YCT Rabbinical ...
Can Synagogues Be More Like Starfish?
Membership is lagging, we haven’t been able to convince the preschool families to join the synagogue and sales in the ...
Synagogues: Begin With Why
“Thank you for visiting our website. We are a vibrant congregation with daily and Shabbat services. We offer young adult ...
Jewish Identity: Asking the Wrong Question
I have been thinking a lot about Jewish identity recently. How do we define our own connection to Judaism? What ...
Yom Kippur is Finished: Will Your Seat Be Empty Until Next Year?
The majesty and transcendence of the High Holidays are behind us. Rosh Hashanah with its coronation of God and Yom ...
The Destiny of the American Jewish Community: Assimilation or Isolation?
In the great story of humanity there has always been the forces that compel us to assimilate amongst each other ...
Jewish Learning Beyond New York: Jewish Learning Everywhere With @OpenSinai
When I was in my final year of rabbinical school I had a remarkable opportunity to spend a weekend in ...