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June 2016

June 14, 2016

Audacious Religious Responsibility in Response to Orlando

There are those who will address the complex questions of gun ownership in the wake...

July 2015

July 03, 2015

Religious Conservatives: Let’s Celebrate Marriage!

I am an Orthodox rabbi. In my faith community we do not perform same-sex marriages....

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Is There A Future For Jews In Europe?

A young girl's bat mitzvah is cut short. The life of a volunteer security guard...

February 03, 2015

Why Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Will Determine the Fate of European Society

The future of Europe rests on how it protects the Jews and Muslims who live...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

One Lesson From The Voyeur Rabbi Scandal: Women Must Be Part of Every Board Room

It has now been more than a week since the revelations occurred in the media...

October 03, 2014

Muslims and Jews: What Happens to the News That Doesn’t Fit the Story?

I read Matti Friedman's article on Tablet published last month and was deeply intrigued. In fact,...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Between The Parts: The Liminal Space Between Continuity and Assimilation

In the great epic story of humanity there has always been the forces that compel...

August 19, 2014

Say No To Sheilaism: A Reflection on Assimilation and Continuity (Guest Blog Post)

Jewish identity. It is quite the buzzword these days. It is the goal set by...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Why The Hobby Lobby Decision Is Bad for Religious Liberty

Religious liberty is at the heart of our country. It is what has enabled countless...

June 09, 2014

Got Religion? The Challenge of Religion in 21st Century America

The first synagogue to take root in North America more than 350 years ago was...

May 2014

May 04, 2014

I and You : Reflecting on Understanding the Other

How often do we truly put ourselves in the space to encounter the other in...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

One Year Since Aurora

The following is a modified version of the sermon I delivered this past Shabbat on...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Kumare: The Allure of Otherness

I watched the documentary Kumare this weekend and I was struck by its portrayal of...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Newtown and a Jewish Reflection on Gun Control

It was only a few weeks after my family and I moved to Denver to...

July 2012

July 20, 2012

The Thread That Binds Us All

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed a change in name from "Torah From...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

Is George Zimmerman Jewish?

If one begins typing into Google Is George Zimmerman... the first suggestion that pops up...

April 11, 2012

The Hunger Games and Divine Concealment

Many have written in recent days about the wildly popular new movie The Hunger Games...