Rabbis Without Borders

“You have to watch this show.” A friend told me. “There is a woman rabbi character. It is called “Transparent” ...

One of my favorite poets, a slam poet named Vanessa Hidary, asks, in one of her remarkable pieces in which ...

In the last few weeks, we have seen the ugliness of racism in politics, with campaigners using prejudice and fear ...

With the new Star Wars movie premiering this week, social media has gone into full spoiler prevention mode. People are ...

My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...

What has changed in the three years since Newtown? The children and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary were no different ...

Dreams are a big part of last week’s and this week’s Torah portion. Among the dreamers are Joseph, the cupbearer, ...

A few years ago, I was browsing through a Judaica store. After looking at the books, and the Shabbat candlesticks, ...

When I was a little boy, I went through a period of time when I was terrified of intruders coming ...

For several weeks now, I’ve maintained a careful silence in my 9th grade Jewish Literature classroom about the politics of immigration ...

Many of us had not seen each other for decades. Most of them I barely recognized. It was the 40th reunion ...

I love to travel. If I could I would be always either in the midst of traveling or preparing for ...