All We Need Is Love? On Love and Justice
Contemplating exile and redemption, one of the most commonly recurring themes is love, kindness, and...
Unetaneh Tokef: From Legend to Liturgy
Unetaneh Tokef is among the most powerful prayers of the High Holidays—combining dread and hope,...
Shavuot and the Multicultural Threat
The violence that has flared up between Arabs and Jews in Israel is symptomatic of...
A Year of National Responsibility
Toward the Yamim Noraim, 5785, and in contrast with regular years, our attention is focused...
Kohelet and the Paradox of Sukkot
Kohelet confronts us with life’s contradictions—joy and sorrow, presence and absence, yesh and ayin. Read...
“As Benei Maron”—Rosh Hashanah As a Military Inspection
Our behavior on Rosh Hashanah seems inexplicable. While facing judgment, we engage in celebration, refrain...
Compassion Over Rage: On the Ideal of Rachamim
The very deficiency of humanity—our inability to fully meet the demands of absolute justice—is what...
Reimagining: The Power of Jewish Imagination
Imagination is not a passive state. Jewish imagination is an engine of action. It must...
Chanukah: The Light Within the Tunnel
We are used to thinking that inasmuch as there is light and joy, they are...
A Time For Collective Thirst
The Tishrei festivals teach us that we cannot entrench ourselves in our illusion of perfection....
