Rabbis Without Borders

I’ll never forget that time I taught the first line of this week’s Torah portion (B’midbar). One English translation begins, “God spoke ...

Like a great many others have over these past few days, I have read the incredibly powerful letter written by ...

On Race and Judicial Impartiality: “He’s proud of his his heritage. I respect him for that… He’s a Mexican. We’re ...

Ok people have you been watching “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”? For heaven’s sakes, why not?!? During this election season, ...

It is wonderful that we in the Jewish community are funding innovative initiatives. There are so many interesting ideas around ...

Last week I met one of my neighbors, an Orthodox Jewish woman. She asked what I do for a living, ...

Rabbis are rabbis in no small part by the work they do, pastoral, ritual, social justice, organizational, all informed by ...

I officiate at a lot of weddings. Many of those ceremonies are between a Jewish partner and a partner of ...

It’s pretty clear that Judaism doesn’t like the idea of gossip. In fact, the Hebrew phrase for gossip is “lashon hara,” “the ...

The story is told about a family gathered around the dinner table.  There are many guests who have been invited ...

This is the season of goodbyes. I hold my breath while listening to my son say goodbye, with humor and grace, ...

Israel’s legendary Foreign Minister Abba Eban once stood at the podium of the United Nations general assembly with a Bible ...