Rabbi
Why I’m leaving The Forward to become a rabbi
It will not be up to me alone to complete the tasks — but neither am I free to abstain from them.
When it comes to rabbis scheduled to speak, it’s DNC 2, RNC 0
A rabbi asked to speak at the 2016 Republican convention dropped out after congregants complained. This year, no rabbis are scheduled at the RNC.
My rabbi went to a sex party. Should I tell the Board?
Sex is a healthy part of life, but this seems a little too out there. Or am I just a prude?
The personal is political on Tisha B’Av
We often think of hatred as based on religion or nationality. But it is just as damaging when it begins in individual disputes.
Changing course in the middle of a pandemic
Before the pandemic, I was preparing for a solo show, a music festival, political organizing. Now, I’m preparing to begin rabbinical school.
Rabbis can serve in German military for the first time in 90 years
“This is a special sign of solidarity and recognition.”
Synagogue jumps to revise slogan slammed as sexist for linking women and whining
Organizers advertised the all-male panel with the tagline “It’s like The View, without all the whining.”
‘Could it be that I happened to have found an underutilized type of ventilator?’
“That he shall live by them, and not that he shall die by them” (Yoma 85b). This is the core principle of pikuach nefesh.
One of our reporters got an email from a rabbi asking for gift cards. Here’s what happened next.
“I just need to get eBay gift card today for some women going through cancer at the hospital.”
‘Rabbi’ gift card scam spurred congregants to spend thousands
“It’s not just the rabbi, it’s also our lay leadership — our congregation president has been impersonated.”