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September 2014

September 24, 2014

Twelve Essential Questions

The Central Conference of American Rabbis Press has recently published a book, Lights in the...

September 22, 2014

“Rabbi” Rami is a self-hating Jew

Dear Rabbi, I haven’t read any of your books (I have better things to do),...

September 15, 2014

Onward Christian Soldiers

Several weeks ago my name appeared on a statement I wrote promoting civility among Jews,...

September 09, 2014

Making God Happy

Dear Rabbi Rami, Pastor Victoria Osteen says God wants us to be happy, and that...

September 09, 2014

Dear Rabbi Rami

Dear Rabbi, If you were to offer your own set of Ten Commandments, what would...

September 04, 2014

God and Gendered Language

Dear Rabbi, I have a very difficult time with explicitly masculine names for God. I...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Opponents Not Enemies

Having my heart broken over the latest in what I suspect is an on-going string of...

August 29, 2014

Judaism or Truth?

Dear Rabbi, If I were to come to you in search of Truth would you...

August 25, 2014

Is Fear at the Heart of Religion?

Dear Rabbi, It seems to me that fear is at the heart of every religion,...

August 19, 2014

Why Be Jewish?

Dear Rabbi, What response might I give to Bar or Bat Mitzvah aged children who...

August 12, 2014

13 Things Clergy Don’t Want You to Know

Dear Rabbi, I just finished a Reader’s Digest book called the 13 Things They Won’t...

August 07, 2014

Jews are News

Dear Rabbi, I just read a post on The Guardian newspaper website (theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/07/gaza-coverage-rise-antisemitic-attacks-europe?) that asks...

August 06, 2014

Are You an Atheist?

Dear Rabbi, I have just read your Rabbi Rami’s Guide to God and I think you are...

August 06, 2014

Are we seeing the end of religion?

Dear Rabbi, I just saw this survey that shows religion is in steep decline in...

August 05, 2014

Hope For Peace?

Dear Rabbi, Do you think there is any hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians?...

August 05, 2014

Jew-Hatred

Dear Rabbi, Does the mounting anti-Semitism in Europe surprise you? What does this say about the...

August 01, 2014

Cafeteria Jew?

Last night during an interfaith event in Nashville two criticisms were raised that deserve wider...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Context, Pretext and the Future of Israel & Gaza

Dear Rabbi, Every spokesperson prefaces his or her remarks on Israel and Gaza with “let...

July 27, 2014

What is Zionism?

Dear Rabbi, Is there a difference, or can we make a difference between being Zionist...

July 22, 2014

What to Do about Israel and Hamas?

Dear Rabbi, What are we to do about the horrors taking place in Israel and...

July 22, 2014

Jesus at Auschwitz

Dear Rabbi, What do you think of the new Jews for Jesus video about Jesus...

July 15, 2014

How to Keep Kosher

Dear Rabbi, I am doing my best to keep kosher, but I am uncertain as...

July 15, 2014

A God of Death

Dear Rabbi, When I read the traditional siddur (prayer book) I am appalled at the...

July 08, 2014

I Don’t Believe in God

Dear Rabbi, I don’t believe in God, yet I can’t imagine Judaism without one. I...

July 08, 2014

Two-State Solution

Dear Rabbi, I have lost all hope in the “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine,...

July 03, 2014

Is God Possible in a Dying Environment?

Dear Rabbi, I believe the world is dying, that we humans are destroying it Is...

July 02, 2014

I Don’t Believe In God

Dear Rabbi, I don’t believe in God, yet I can’t imagine Judaism without one. I...

July 02, 2014

What Is Judaism About?

Dear Rabbi, Buddhism is about awakening, Islam is about surrendering one’s will to Allah, Christianity...

June 2014

June 29, 2014

Mission-Driven Judaism

I have spent the past two days in conversation with colleagues on the future of...

June 23, 2014

Observations from the Threshold 5 (of 5)

I am leaving Prague this morning. I will miss the city, though I can’t really...

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