Rabbi to Rabbi: Heretics of Valentine’s Day
Is it appropriate for Jews to celebrate holidays like Halloween or New Year’s Eve? Can they ever really be devoid of their non-Jewish connotations?
Rabbi to Rabbi: Wading into controversy
Rabbis often feel compelled to address news-making stories, though that can put them in a difficult position, as they try to remain impartial while tackling sensitive political topics.
Rabbi to Rabbi: All the single ladies, all the single men
Are we doing enough to help those within the Jewish community who are looking for love find one another in today’s increasingly complex, technologically advanced world?
Rabbi to Rabbi: Guess who’s coming to seder dinner
Traditional textual sources refer to both familial and communal aspects of Pesach. Is it preferable to spend the holiday’s first nights with your relatives over your community?
Rabbi to Rabbi: Be a mensch, seek consent
Despite Judaism’s legal tradition, the court system has proven insufficient in vindicating women’s voices. But how much, if any, blame should be ascribed to a culture of casual sex?
Rabbi to Rabbi: I am a woman, hear me sing
With Shabbat Shirah approaching, the rabbis discuss whether kol isha will be the
next gender issue to fall by the wayside, or whether it’s a tradition worth protecting.
Rabbi to Rabbi: Is religious freedom a distraction?
Canadians currently enjoy individual rights unmatched in any prior era. That’s something
of which we can be proud. But how vigilant do we need to be in guarding those privileges?
Rabbi 2 Rabbi: Liberal Judaism and Israel
The Reform movement lauded U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but voiced concern over the move’s timing. How connected are the non-Orthodox to the Jewish state?
In Elul, do we better ourselves through inner reflection or concrete acts?
Rabbi Fishman argues the month of Elul offers a chance to return “back to who we can be” if we live according to “our best selves.” Rabbi Splansky argues “who we can be” is abstract. The way to achieve that level of character-building is through action: tzedakah, volunteering, mending a fractured relationship.
Rabbis weigh in on assisted dying, a year after it’s legalized
The legalization of physician-assisted dying has shone a spotlight on palliative care. Rabbi Adam Cutler and Rabbi Michael Dolgin discuss how we as a Jewish community can ensure “Until 120” remains a blessing.
