Growing Up is Hard to Do
My fiancée and I recently joined a congregation about a block from our home. We went to the new member Shabbat, were called by the rabbi, welcomed by members and Abby (my future bride) was called this morning to read an aliyah on Rosh HaShanah.
Thoughts From My First Selichot Service
I came to the 11 pm Selichot Service at Beth Emeth in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday night at the suggestion of Rabbi Grumbacher during Torah study. I came frankly, out of curiosity and to see if I could stay awake at that
The Immigration Stigma's Got to Go
Emily Schwartz is an intern at the Religious Action Center and a senior at The George Washington University.
So, Rabbi, What Do You Really Think about Jesus?
Of course, Jews will never see Jesus as God or as an object of worship as Christians do. But when Jesus is the inspiration to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, and do the things I see so many churches in Germany do today in his name, then I look at him very positively.
Did Jacob Need Esau to Become Israel?
Parashat Tol’dot opens with matriarch Rebecca carrying twins – Esau and Jacob – who, even before birth, struggle each with the other.
Twenty Years Later, We Continue to Define the Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin
“Take your son, your only one, the one you love, Yitzhak…” (Gen 22:2)
For Kids with Disabilities, It's Time to Move from Inclusion to Normalcy
Just the other day, I overheard someone saying that they had a wonderful interaction with the “Down syndrome employee” at their local cafe.
A Conversation with Emerging Jewish Artist Alain Rogier
In the six years that Alain Rogier has devoted himself to painting after a career in law, his large-scale abstract canvasses have been exhibited internationally, most recently in Jerusalem, Israel, and Kyoto, Japan.