Rabbis Without Borders

“Ever tried, ever failed,” Samuel Beckett once wrote. “No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. “  (in  Still Writing: ...

A while back I suggested a unique way of doing the chesbon nefesh (soul’s accounting) we are expected to do ...

“May you be Written in the Book of Life” is such a nice phrase to utter at this time of ...

A minor cultural kerfuffle flared up recently about airline seats and the question of whether to recline or not.On a ...

I wasn’t at The People’s Climate March in New York on Sunday. I wanted to be, but I was, instead, ...

My mother was born in Germany in 1939. She grew up there, emigrating to the United States in 1968, after ...

The images of the secular New Year—Times Square, Champagne in fancy glasses, funny hats and noisemakers—are all fun and happy. ...

As we cross from 5774 to 5775, the Akeida (the Binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah) ...

We live with a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and ...

Nine months ago I opened the front door of my apartment in Alon Shvut and took a 20-minute walk that ...

Waking up in the morning a definite challenge for me. I hit the snooze button more often than I should. At least ...

One of the reasons I love the fall is because of the NFL. Although I need to garner all of ...