Rabbi Elie Kaunfer

There must be a good reason.

The Passover seder begins with a declaration that we will throw our doors open and invite the poor in — or does it?

In the time of the coronavirus, Jewish communities cannot form prayer quorums in person to say the mourner’s prayer — but here's what they can do.

Giving sight to the blind.

A debate among the ancient rabbis speaks to a stark difference of opinion about the operation of Jewish memory.

The various meanings of this well-known Seder phrase.

One of the most daring prayers in the daily Jewish liturgy has been frequently rewritten to reflect modern sensibilities. Here's another approach.

Prayer is not a statement of belief, but a literary creation -- with all the power, nuance and complexity of literary creations.

The prayer does not praise (or even name) God. Here’s why.