
A Proud Jew
Jews fulfill their mission through exemplary behavior; our calling is to inspire the world to hear God’s word.
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York.

Jews fulfill their mission through exemplary behavior; our calling is to inspire the world to hear God’s word.

Hatred is an ever-present instinct, and like its opposite, love, it can blossom into a full-blown passion.

Negativity about Jewish identity can be just as damaging as slander.

The fact that everyone wonders why Moses’s name is missing is in itself a powerful tribute to his memory.

Our discomfort with animal sacrifice is not that we love animals more, but that we value personal sacrifice less.

In order to have a Jewish future, we need to have more Jewish babies.

There is a second form of sacred survival: to survive as a nation. And that too takes precedence over everything.

Yes, we have a drinking problem, right here in the Jewish community.

The comparison between the Garden of Eden and the Mishkan offers a message about humanity’s ability to recover from sin and failure.

One by one, the Ten Commandments teach us how we bring God into our daily lives. Each additional commandment encourages us to climb further up the ladder of faith.