ethics

Long ago, legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sang in his gravelly tones,  that “the times, they are a-changing.” He was a truth teller ...

On a single day last week, we were stunned by news of the Charlie Helbo attack in Paris and a bomb ...

Although we’re a bit beyond the portion, there’s been a lot of social media chatter about Dinah – possibly because ...

“Wear red lipstick when you meet with him,” warned a grad student. I only vaguely understood what she meant. The ...

There’s an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel ...

Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...

I always forget, in between trips, how stunningly beautiful Israel is. When I return, it is like opening a favorite ...

Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...

I’ve always been troubled by the “four children” in the Haggadah.Passover is supposed to teach our children about how we ...

The state of public discourse, both within the Jewish community and within our society at large, has taken rather a ...