An Unwanted Exodus
Does God Really Want Us to Destroy Other Nations?
My understanding of Torah commands me to distance myself from fanaticism of any stripe.
Opening Our Doors: A Reflection on Passover and Transgender Day of Visibility
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When We Seek God as a Partner
In Parashat Sh’mini we read of the death of Aaron’s sons who offered “alien fire” to God and were consumed. While commentators throughout the ages have tried to make sense of this tragedy, the text also guides us to appreciate the power of the choices we make.
For the Negev’s Bedouin Communities, Signs of Hope and Fear
Why Avinu Malkeinu is So Important After the Year We've Had
Every summer, I go through the same routine.
After Parkland, Can We Ever Forgive?
We may never reach a full t’shuvah in our ability to forgive, but we should always strive to make the world better for future generations.
Gay Pride in Israel: Tel Aviv Hosts Global LGBT Leadership Conference
Seated around one half of a large table in a meeting room were members of the Knesset and their representatives from every political party except for the ultra-Orthodox. Filling out the table were a dozen transgender teenagers and their adult leaders.
A Jew Is a Jew, No Matter How Far
In Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20), Moses is coming to the end of his oration, the end of his leadership, and the end of his life.