For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine whether man or beast since the day I smote all the firstborn in the land of....

Holocaust Studies Professor Yehuda Bauer once said, “Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.

With the “awards” season in the entertainment industry in full swing, maybe we should all get honest and call these shows what they really..

In 1144 in Norwich, England, the world was formally introduced to the concept of a “Jewish Blood Libel”; the anti-Semitic practice of .....

George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, and it seems, as we approach the holiday...

There is a battle going on for the soul of this nation. Although protected by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, local and....

Sen. Kamala Harris is now the Democratic nominee for vice president, which effectively means that, given Joe Biden’s declining mental ...

Over 2,000 years ago, the great Rabbi Hillel said, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I?

Athletics has always been the great equalizer, the playing field where human beings could contend with their strength, mind, and spirits....

If a person sees that suffering befalls him, let him examine his deeds (Bavli Berachot 5a) Your pain is the breaking of the shell that....

For most of my life, I have agreed with Roger Hornsby, who said that when there is no baseball, he “stares out the window and waits for ...

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached that the church is “not the master or the servant if the state, but rather the conscience of ..

Black lives do matter. White lives matter. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and atheists’ lives matter, as do the lives of both..

As a rabbi, I have always looked at patterns and historical repetitions, and I have to admit… I am starting to get truly frightened...

In these challenging times, we need to make an extra effort to act righteously, as well as publicly appreciate those who are demonstrating..

There is a tradition within Judaism that all actions in the world can be viewed through the lens of the Torah reading of the week.

On Wednesday night, Jews (and many non-Jews) will begin the celebration of Passover with the ritual meal known as a Seder, ..

As a Rabbi in California, I am surrounded by houses of worship closing their doors in fear of COVID-19, but our synagogue is continuing to..

There is a tradition within Judaism that all actions in the world can be viewed through the lens of the Torah reading of the week.

There is a tradition within Judaism that all actions in the world can be viewed through the lens of the Torah reading of the week. Based ..