Jewish Thought

#rabbiforscience

Most Jews have no problem with science; the challenge is often getting them excited about Judaism.

Last week, all around the country, people stayed awake late into the night and took to the streets.The U.S Department of ...

In 1990, when I was 12 years old, I moved to Durham, NC, a smallish Southern college town. The Durham Jewish ...

A strange thing happened in the wake of the election, and is intensifying now that the inauguration is next week.People ...

I recently read an article in the New York Times about Charles F. Feeney, whom the headline calls the “James Bond ...

There is no doubt that tikkun olam, the act of repairing the world, is an important and widely valued idea ...

Happy Thanksgiving! For many, Thanksgiving gathers us with family and friends, inviting us to reflect gratefully on our blessings. For ...

There it sat and it had sat for a very long time. We felt exhausted, vulnerable, and full of anxiety. ...

Around Hanukkah this past year, my family decided to start our own giving circle. Sitting around the kitchen table, armed with ...

As Passover draws to a close this weekend, I’m thinking about two things: a pizza binge on Friday night and ...

Coming out of Egypt, the Children of Israel crossed the Sea of Reeds (also known as the Red Sea) walking ...