President Rivlin and Reform: Drawing Closer, Despite Differences
I hadn’t planned on spending three days in Israel last week, but with Hamas’s war against the people of Israel, I knew I had to be there.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Heart
July 2, 2014. Tel Aviv. Summer is so often about our kids—but this summer, we have all had a stark and tragic reminder of how fragile life is and how often our children are put in harm’s way by actions with which they have nothing to do.
I am about to return
Tikkun Leil Shavuot Torah Study: Parashat Yitro
Our greatest sources of connection come from our encounters with others. How can we ensure that our encounters with family and friends have the potential to be revelatory moments?
A House of Worship is Also a Home
When I was a young rabbi at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue 30 years ago, a congregant asked me what I was doing to help the homeless in our city. I answered her with a question: “What were we doing to ease homelessness?” Back then, we were a small congregation and
A Little Miracle Happened There
Are all Hanukkah tales true? Of course - because a narrative can contain truth even if it defies belief. In that spirit, let me share one of my own Hanukkah stories.
Early in my rabbinate, when I served as a rabbi in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., my phone would
