Jewish Thought
Mars: One Blind Leap for Mankind
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” -Genesis 1:1 … existence on this planet, a rather ...
Waste Not, Want Not
Forty percent of food grown in the United States gets wasted. It is left in the fields, doesn’t make it ...
Ask Not What Your Judaism Can Do For You
This past week in synagogues throughout the world we rolled the Torah scroll forward and began reading from the Book ...
Do We Prioritize the Vulnerable in Justice?
This week, the Amazon Kindle version of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice is only $1.99!In Jewish law, we are told ...
Is Prayer for Activists?
Our basic premise as activists is human responsibility. We, not someone else, must step up to create change in the ...
I Don’t Go To Brooklyn
Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...
It’ll be Good….
These days the pundits and analysts say that the peace process is over. Remember Oslo? Remember the Roadmap for Peace ...
Hysteron Proteron
And Moses read the Book of the Covenant to the people and they said “All that God has commanded we ...
Judaism and the Environment: The Time Is Now
It is a tree of life to those who hold it close and all of its supporters are happy. Its ...
Towards An Embracing Community
Last week I had the privilege to lead a conversation with 20 or so Jewish young adults in Boston on ...
The Rabbi, The Philosopher and Aphrodite
The following exchange between myself and my students was a familiar one throughout my year long fellowship with Rabbis Without ...
Welcome to the Rabbis Without Borders Blog
Welcome to the Rabbis Without Borders Blog on MyJewishLearning.com! Humm, “Rabbis Without Borders” sounds like “Doctors Without Borders,” so this ...