Rabbi Justus Baird

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

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

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

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