
Vegetarianism and Impossible Utopias
One must remember that the pursuit of impossible utopias often ends up creating dystopias.
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York.

One must remember that the pursuit of impossible utopias often ends up creating dystopias.

When our service of God degenerates into a paganism of self-worship, the deepest religious failures, including violence, take hold.

In the last three years, so many heroic people have decided that October 7th will not be the tragic end.

The two settings at the center of Sukkot could not be more different: the barren desert and the overflowing harvest.

Humanity was created for greater things than the perfect selfie.

Without the longing and passion that come with failures and mistakes, without the introspection required by repentance, one cannot become the best possible version of themselves.

It is time for American Jews to take control of their destiny. Just like they have in the past.

Anyone who has watched an idea smothered by a committee knows how destructive criticism can be. But it is natural; change is anxiety-provoking.

Life demands that we find meaning, and with it comes a sense of purpose that gives us the strength to endure.

Faith in the foxhole is the recognition that with faith, you are never alone.