Rabbis Without Borders
Rabbis Without Borders is a dynamic forum for exploring contemporary issues in the Jewish world and beyond. Written by rabbis of different denominations, viewpoints, and parts of the country, Rabbis Without Borders is a project of Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
I’ll Pray for You
We seek the unique and disparage the regular, but we have it backward; it is in the every day and the repetitious, that we find divinity
Kosher Money?
Judaism obligates us to call out our fellow’s unethical behavior and encourage them to change it.
Is the Torah a Patriarchal Text?
My mind and heart raced. I had never noticed gender disparity in something as simple as household chores. What else had I missed?
Humility and How to Get Some
Do we each have more to learn, things we can do better?
House Rules… What to Wear, How to Act
When I enter a home that is nut-free due to allergies, I would never dream of bringing in a Snickers bar.
Intersectionality and the Limits of Ideology
The limitations of the teacher I encountered as a young student don’t represent an entire segment of Jewish thinking.
On July 4th: What Is Next, America?
This time last year, I was excited about America...
A Little Finger Can Teach a Big Lesson
These moments, when we find ourselves in situations to which we are not accustomed, are opportunities for gratitude and resilience
Principled Preconditions Prevent People Progress
The meaningful statements that each side wants the other to make as a precondition to dialogue are unilateral capitulations to the other side’s truth.