The Paradox of Israel
October 7, 2025
Israel, with all her shortcomings and faults, remains an extraordinary nation. Now’s not the time to walk away from Israel in frustration and anger.
Michael Gotlieb
Tikkun Olam and Iran
July 2, 2025
Why haven’t Tikkun Olam advocates, particularly, if not exclusively, within the Jewish community, spoken out against the Iranian regime as part of their social action agenda?
The Zionist Rabbinic Coalition: A Great Organization Serving a Doleful Need
May 14, 2025
Seventy-seven years after Israel’s miraculous creation, the fact that we need a pretext for rabbis — of all people — to safely express their unapologetically pro-Israel, pro-Zionist convictions is an indictment of our time.
The Magic of the Passover Table
April 9, 2025
Passover is moored in thousands of years of tradition and customs. New insights and rituals are constantly emerging. None of which could have occurred without one essential element: a dining table.
Can We Disagree Without Fighting?
October 30, 2024
Ask yourself: Do you want to live in a world where everyone agrees with you? Everyone shares your own sensibilities? I assure you; life would be a lot less worthwhile if that were the case.
The Torah’s Most Tragic Figure
November 9, 2023
The late German-born, American-trained Canadian rabbi and biblical scholar Gunther Plaut once asked an audience: “Who is the most tragic figure in the Hebrew Bible?”
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