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
Generosity of Spirit
In my last article I wrote about the need for a renaissance of mission-driven rabbis. I quoted from the powerful ...
Mission Driven Rabbinate
I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered at the 16th Conference ...
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 ...
When It Is Not Obvious
A couple weeks ago news stations around the country featured the story of an 87-year old woman, a resident of ...
What An Attempted Burglary Taught Me
There is a real difference between counseling an individual who has experienced a traumatic moment and experiencing a traumatic moment ...
The Other Slippery Slope
Two weeks ago the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the largest body of Orthodox rabbis in North America, issued a ...
Honest Jewish Outreach
Jewish Outreach is a buzz term nowadays. Every organization seeks to do outreach in order to demonstrate relevancy to its ...
The Shame of Israel
It was after sustaining over 1,000 rockets fired into Southern Israel from the Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2012, ...
Let’s Dance at The Kotel
The recent reports of women being dragged from the Kotel — the Western Wall — while Torah scrolls were ripped ...
Community Is Not Cherry Pie
Many of us love a good delicious piece of pie. It does not matter whether that pie is cherry, blueberry, ...