Rabbi Justus Baird

Rabbi Justus Baird is senior vice president, national programs at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.


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Articles by Rabbi Justus Baird

Age of Responsibility

Becoming an adult is a process, but Jewish tradition nevertheless enjoins us to pick a moment to acknowledge the transition.

Sharing the Burden

When the stakes are high, and crisis is imminent, we do not put all of the responsibility on a single charismatic leader.

Reckoning — Not Revenge

Are there stories in the Jewish canon that shed light on how to reckon with evil without losing one's moral foundation?

Avoiding the Abyss

Despite the incredible human accomplishments over the last two millennia, we don’t have many more tools than Moses had to shape collective behavior.

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