Rabbis Without Borders

If Israel boycotted the Winter Olympic in Sochi, Russia next month would anyone really care? The games would go on ...

Where is home? Is it where you live, even if it is temporary? Is it where you grew up? Is ...

I’ve done everything “right”: given my children Jewish education, sent them to Jewish camps, spent time with them in Israel ...

Once a month at our family Shabbat service we ask families to submit questions in advance in what, in lieu ...

Much of the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. is ensconced in a ferocious cold spell today and tomorrow. Known as the ...

It’s Israel week on the Rabbis Without Borders blog. My colleagues Ben Greenberg and Alana Suskin discussed debates among university ...

In a recent post my fellow Rabbis Without Borders colleague, Alana Suskin, argues on behalf of those advocating an “Open ...

For other perspectives on this debate, read Rabbi Ben Greenberg’s post here and Rabbi Tsafi Lev’s post here.In her series about ...

This week, I am in Israel.On Friday, I visited with a group of 18-year olds participating in Habonim-Dror [Jewish Youth Movement] ...

About a year ago, someone recommended a Paulo Coelho book to me—a popular one— The Alchemist . Most people I ...

Unless we’re talking about jury duty, it’s generally nice to be noticed as unique and special; to be chosen. Except ...

On Friday, December 14, 2012, I heard the news in the car. Shots were being fired in an elementary school ...