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 >>
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 >>
Palestinian Circus
“Some Palestinians refuse to just sit still and accept their fate as a permanently, militarily occupied people.” 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 >>
Thank You and Shalom
Amy Stein bids farewell to the Boulder community – she will be missed! Read More >>
Parsha Musings by Moshe Scheiner
The vast majority of Americans make charitable contributions because it feels good. All it takes is one act of goodness in any situation that can have the greatest impact. Read More >>
8 Must-Have Kitchen Gadgets for GF Kitchens
I would not be able to live without these eight items in my kitchen. Find out why! Read More >>
Poll: Masterchef Beats Netanyahu
Some of the tension between American Jews and Israelis can be attributed to the difficulty the former has in seeing Israel through the eyes of the latter… Read More >>
IDF Humanity on the Border
“Above and beyond the ‘typical’ things for which we train – war, terrorism, border infiltration, etc., – this year we were confronted by a new challenge…” Read More >>
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