The first presidential debate was the loudest and most raucous “absolutely nothing” in American political history.

If our synagogue communities are going to survive, we have no choice but to step up in a big way.

Once a rabbi starts to promote specific policies to address societal ills, the message becomes a source of communal division. Two people can share a concern for a problem without agreeing on the solution. Once a rabbi picks a side on solutions, we’re back to divisive partisanship.

Why do many Americans still shun the safety measures that produced coronavirus success stories in Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere?

Comedy, like any job, can keep you young and vital if you enjoy doing it. Most comics are on a lockdown hiatus. How do we stay sane?

Yom Kippur counts on us to feel vulnerable. It is through feeling vulnerable that we open the hidden vessels of growth and healing.

I take comfort in the idea that I spent Rosh Hashanah in a way Justice Ginsburg would have liked. After leading virtual services on Erev Rosh Hashanah, for the rest of the holiday, I watched the virtual services led by Rabbi Naomi Levy of Nashuva and Rabbi Sharon Brous of Ikar, both of whom paid tribute to Justice Ginsburg.

The stakes involved in selecting her successor are colossal.

As we honor the extraordinary legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as we recall her trailblazing accomplishments, as we sit shivah for a Jewish and American hero, let us not forget the part of her legacy that speaks directly to our divisive times.

This Rosh Hashanah, consider how you can cultivate the four pillars of heart-centered leadership.

The deep contemplation that Rosh Hashanah demands is enhanced by the Shabbat experience.

Where was God when … ? We ask this question through the most difficult times in our history, especially this year on the High Holy Days.

Three generations of IDF soldiers from 1948 to 2018.

The Jews have learned through the millennia that to keep the flame of hope alive during dark times, resilience is not a choice but an imperative.

I need help. Recently, while watching television with my 12-year-old son, Hillel, I gasped when one character slit another’s throat. My body seized in...

Is it normal to be jealous of the UAE? Yes, if you’re an Iranian Jew.

I’m looking back at my life of 2020 and realizing that I’ve been given new eyes.

Nostalgia for our traditional High Holy Days observances is kicking in already.

I know there is some pain that seems unbearable but, if you look hard enough, you’ll find someone, somewhere, somehow who has gotten through.

Of course, we can never recapture that singular moment of unity from 19 years ago, nor should we need another moment of tragedy to be what brings us together. But because we are so incredibly divided today, perhaps the memory of 9/11 can help us temper our divisions so they don’t turn into irreversible animosity.

A new year is upon us — and what a gift to receive in this critical moment. This Rosh Hashanah is like no other....

When I was what the book world now designates a “young adult,” I was enthralled with animal-centric tales such as “The Black Stallion,” “My...

Newsom is likely to make an unnecessary but predictable mistake by formally authorizing this version of ethnic studies legislation.

It’s not every day you meet a Persian female rabbi in a traditional community.

Israel-haters must not be very happy these days. All of a sudden, the big lie that nourished their anti-Zionist venom for so long is slipping away.

The Israelis I’ve met over the years who are involved with humanitarian work rarely talk about PR or branding. That’s not what drives them. What drives them is a sense of doing meaningful stuff.

Whenever we link anti-Zionism to anti-Semitism, we convey the message that, somehow, anti-Zionism is not bad enough. We figure that adding the inflammatory charge of Jew-hatred is the only way to get the world’s attention.

The dynamic that keeps me still is uncertainty. The uncertainty of the world has dampened my desire to move, swim or make any waves. 

Our doctors, nurses and pharmacists successfully restructured health care so effectively because we looked first to the needs of patients and colleagues rather than our own.

President Donald Trump dragged criminal justice and law-and-order issues back to center stage.