Our Divisive Search for Holiness
May 6, 2022
Our potential for holiness is enthralling, but what exactly is holiness?
Chaim Steinmetz
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York.
Is Life’s Lottery in Our Hands?
April 29, 2022
Many choices are made for us, but plenty of choices are made by us.
Going Forward: A Story of Jewish Mothers
April 1, 2022
When we read about the sacrifices brought by the new mother, we should think about the sacrifices made by countless Jewish mothers, and by the Jewish people as a whole.
Jews, Romans, and Pigs: An Impossible History
March 25, 2022
Jews have had negative feelings about pigs for over 2,000 years, and in many ways, the antagonism was created by anti-Jewish polemics.
A Letter From Poland: When Will Goodness Win Out?
March 18, 2022
I have just returned from Poland, where I went as part of a UJA-Federation of New York Rabbinic mission; there, we saw the refugees and heard their stories.
What Will Happen if Women Don’t Come Back?
March 11, 2022
Women have always had a particular devotion to the synagogue.
The Voices of Ukraine
March 4, 2022
This week, two voices from Ukraine have been calling out to me — Chaim Nachman Bialik and Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov.
Stop Playing With Fire
February 25, 2022
Today, as Europe stands at the brink of war, the lesson of “do not kindle a fire” is particularly relevant.
The Kohen’s Dillema: Should Judaism Pander to the Crowd?
February 11, 2022
The kohen is a man of the people. But what happens when the people are no longer interested
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