Rabbis Without Borders

I opened my computer upon arriving home and found an email from an older man in my community who has made a habit of negatively commenting upon my work creating bridges of reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Rising levels of bigotry and nationalism come out of the fear people have of losing what little they have.

As a rabbi, teacher (high school), parent, and former child let me confirm that the central issue for Kayla (Elsie Fisher) is unlike anything we adults had to manage when we were young.  

To this day, some of my closest friends are people I met at camp

The opportunity, the demand for us to fix our world falls on each of our shoulders, and there is an urgency to act now.

 A problem with bias is just knowing you have it is not enough to overcome it.

Walking up a steep hill, on the way back to my room from the art building at Camp Ramah Darom, ...

Technology is radically changing how economically valuable human beings are.

They did not know enough about the day-to-day reality on the ground to really understand what was going on.

While the hazard may not literally be an obstacle on the road before me, it made me reflect on the “road hazards” in my life.