Rabbis Without Borders
Morally Reprehensible Behavior
For some of us in New Jersey and New York the last couple of weeks post-Sandy have been very difficult. ...
Make My Day
The legacy of Abraham is complex and varied, both within and between religious traditions. What does it mean to be ...
Caregiving or Responsibility?
I think that it would be wrong to let the day go by without saying something about the election. But ...
It’s Not Over Until …
It’s not over until… When the Simpsons go to see Carmen at the Springfield Opera House Homer asked Bart when ...
Let’s Dance at The Kotel
The recent reports of women being dragged from the Kotel — the Western Wall — while Torah scrolls were ripped ...
Connecting in a Disaster
At about 3:30 pm on Monday, our house in White Plains, New York lost TV and Internet service. We still ...
New Motto: Be (Spiritually) Prepared
When I was growing up, a common group activity to do with Jewish teens was some sort of values clarification. ...
The War Against Women
While driving to work the other day I heard a woman interviewed on the radio asked about the “Rape” comments ...
Mr. Prime Minister, Tear Down This Wall!
In June 1975, I was getting ready to leave Israel after a year of study. I bumped into a friend ...
Can you have a future if you can’t escape the past?
Two recent articles had me thinking about the possibility of tshuvah today. The first was an article that appeared in ...
Iran: My Enemy My Brother
“Too long have I dwelt with those who hate peace. I am all peace; but when I speak, they are ...
Us and Them: We are the Same
Recently a Freshman at Harvard wrote about his first experience at the Harvard Hillel in a op ed to The ...