Rabbis Without Borders

For those not immersed in the British television phenomenon that is Doctor Who, TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative ...

When I entered rabbinical school, I never imagined I would become a rabbi of an online synagogue. In fact, when ...

I always forget, in between trips, how stunningly beautiful Israel is. When I return, it is like opening a favorite ...

In the great story of humanity there has always been the forces that compel us to assimilate amongst each other ...

The rabbis of the Talmud have taught that the shofar must be blown with a particular intention: to sound like ...

We rabbis often lament about how many issues divide our people. We pray differently, we keep kosher differently, we talk ...

I am emotionally fatigued by all the heartbreak of this past summer. I am drained by the tragedy of the ...

“The true test of a warrior is not without – it is within.”– Lieutenant Commander Worf, Star Trek: The Next ...

Years ago, I faced a summer’s end with a series of five deaths in the tiny congregation I served as ...

Images of horror, most pointedly the public beheadings of two American journalists in a matter of weeks, have ensured that ...

Most moderns live life on the run. You probably don’t need any reminder, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports ...

“Where there is faith, there are fewer beliefs. You use beliefs to shore up opinions, rather than a relationship with ...