fbpx
Picture of Chaim Steinmetz

Chaim Steinmetz

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York.

The God of the Powerless

There is a dark side to a culture that focuses on winners; it changes the way we see the losers of life, the weak and the powerless.

Where Fundamentalism Fails

It is difficult to disagree with fundamentalists. They don the mantle of authenticity, and claim to have all of the answers.

Heroic Gratitude

It is in situations of tragedy that gratitude moves from being an ordinary moral obligation to a heroic act of personal transformation.

Consolation, Not Closure

We spend more time emphasizing consolation than grief, because consolation is a far more challenging task.

[authorpage]

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.