Why some rabbis used their High Holiday sermons to bash Trump – and others demurred
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — As spiritual leader of one of the most widely known Reform synagogues in America, Rabbi Joshua Davidson tries not to…
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Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
By Michael Croland (JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Rosh Hashanah is a time machine
by Rabbi Gila Caine (EJNews) – Rosh Hashanah is a time machine. Each year it sends me back in time to that first moment of…
Rabbi Daniel Friedman: Destroying the idols of history
by Rabbi Daniel Friedman (EJNews) – The year is 2117. Following important research on concussions and serious injuries, it has now been fifty years since…