Rabbis Without Borders

One should not be surprised the Pope is not coming to my seder. Truth is, we do not know each ...

Earlier this week, Rabbi Shira Stutman wrote a short essay in Slate about her realization that when she was in middle ...

Porn in the City: Are the kids really alright? What does it mean to grow up in the age of ...

I grew up in Texas, like in most of the South, people in Texas greet each other warmly and a ...

Torah teaches that ancient Israelite women refused to donate their jewelry to build the Golden Calf. Instead they donated their ...

The other day my son called just as I was getting ready to lock the front door. He had forgotten ...

I’ve just started teaching a new course at my congregation on Jewish mysticism.  There are many ways to engage with ...

I am ready to nominate Jon Stewart as an honorary “Rabbi Without Borders.”Last week, Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, in a ...

A few days ago, I stumbled across a terrific quote, which I eventually tracked down to a New York Times ...

“This,” Witherly said, “is one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet, in terms of pure pleasure.” He ...

This past weekend was Purim, a holiday full of laughter, parody and dress up. Fittingly, many Jewish groups release Purim ...

Members of my Canadian synagogue are deeply engaged with Israel. Almost all, teens included, have visited the land at least ...