Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein
Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein is a rabbinic scholar and public affairs advisor with the Jewish Federations of North America. He most recently served as rabbi-in-residence at Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability. Rothstein is a member of the Schusterman Foundation’s ROI Fellowship and was listed as one of the Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36. He is writing a musical about Queen Esther and performs music with his band.
Articles by Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein
Why Are We Called the Children of Israel and Not Jacob?
As a Jew, do I respond to the needs of the stranger as I am repeatedly commanded to do so? ...
Embracing the Contradictions
“And the boys ran about inside her, and she [Rebecca] said, If this is so, then why am I? and ...
Seeing Double
Diversity is like a pizza pie. When I get my slice of pizza, I may feel as if no one ...
Sarah and the Struggle of the Barren Identity
This week, I’d like to focus on the self, not as the observer, but as the observed. Not when we ...
Lot, the Subjective Stranger: A Call for Diversity
“Is she converting?”“Clearly, she is not from around here, I wonder if she is even Jewish.”“She must be someone’s nanny…”These ...
A Call for Diversity: The Tower of Babel
While driving down Route 95 on the East Coast, one has the ability to survey hundreds of billboards along the ...
Our Jewish African Roots
Though the Ethiopian sun beat down on our necks as we layed mortar and brick for the school’s foundation in ...