Limmud Rabbi Smackdown – Video Update
Yes, a Limmud participant recorded video of the “Bound Together” session, featuring Rabbis Goldfeder, Soloway and Rose. Enjoy! Read More >>
Contrarian Rabbinic and Hassidic Teachings on Sin
It may come as a surprise to students of Judaism that Classical and Hassidic rabbis held a more nuanced and complex attitude towards sin than evinced in Biblical literature… Read More >>
4 Questions for Rabbi Miller, Kabbalah of Prayer
A BJN 4 Questions Interview (with a bonus question) for Rabbi Chaim Miller, guest this Shabbat at Chabad of NW Metro Denver. Read More >>
Can Corporations Make Money…and Change the World?
“There are three ways to change the world: change China, change California, or change Walmart.” Read More >>
Tikkun Olam: From Babylonia to Boulder
Rabbi Goldman devotes his first BJN post to discussing classical vs. contemporary examples of Tikkun Olam, and explores how the one underpins the other. Read More >>
More Thoughts on the Situation in Beit Shemesh
Froma asked Rabbi Aryeh ben David of Ayeka to post this on the BJN because “I think that it is vital at this time that readers be exposed to a more open-minded Orthodoxy.” Read More >>
How to Get to Israel in Eight Steps
It all started the summer before my last semester at UW-Madison… Read More >>
When Three Rabbis Agree to Disagree
The Boulder Jewish community I have come to know and love was never on more amazing display than this week. Read More >>
My Final Weeks in India
In my final weeks here, I wonder if I have done as much as I could have. I suppose that is the great question of everyone who goes abroad to serve. Read More >>
A Third Rabbi Walks Into the Bar…
Rabbi Rose, of Har HaShem, responds to Rabbi Goldfeder and Soloway on distinctions. Read More >>
A View of the New Tunisia from Boulder
Sylvain Hayoun, who grew up in Tunisia, reflects on recent developments there. Read More >>
Mob Rule in Beit Shemesh
Rabbi Benjy Brackman joins a long list of rabbis from almost every stream of Judaism in condemning the behavior of the small group of fanatical Jews in Beit Shemesh. Read More >>
So the Monkey Says: See You Monday Night
Follow-up to Rabbi Goldfeder’s post earlier this week — a dialog between Rabbi Goldfeder and Rabbi Seidenberg next Monday night. Read More >>
A Rabbi and Another Rabbi Walk into a Bar…
Rabbi Soloway responds passionately to Rabbi Goldfeder’s article on distinctions and unity. Read More >>
A Rabbi and a Monkey Walk Into a Bar…
When we confuse co-existence with sameness, then trouble starts to brew. Read More >>
The Tim Tebow and Matisyahu Phenomena
What does Tebow-mania have in common with Matisyahu? Rabbi Benjy Brackman explains. Read More >>
Palestinian Circus
“Some Palestinians refuse to just sit still and accept their fate as a permanently, militarily occupied people.” Read More >>
Missing the Boat on Bat Mitzvah
Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder shares perspective on the age of becoming bat mitzvah. Read More >>
Friedman and the NY Times: A Love Story
People reveal themselves over time. That was the sage advice I got from an old mentor. NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman just revealed himself in spades. Read More >>
How to Be a Strategic Philanthropist
The difference between a donor and a philanthropist does not depend on how much time or money one gives to charity, but, rather, on one’s approach to giving. Read More >>
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