Posts Tagged: Rabbi Jeremy Rosen
Jewish Intolerance and Sephardim
I am always upset whenever I'm forced to recognize that we Jews -- few in number -- are so divided into warring sects, denominations, traditions, and ideologies. I guess...
Change the Omer?
Pesach is over and normal services have resumed. But what is “normal”? We are now in a period called “the Omer.” It is a time of...
Orthodox Jews Must Allow and Support Secular Education
One of the biggest challenges that Judaism faces is the Haredi schism. On the one hand, the sect is the most dynamic, fastest growing, most passionately...
Why I Am a Liberal
I am proud to call myself a liberal. Despite the fact that the term has come to be associated with so many different positions on almost...
How We Should Really Celebrate Purim
I believe that the core principles of all religions are virtually the same. They may have different ways of describing the ultimate power they call God, but...
Islam and Jerusalem
Why is the Muslim world up in arms about Jerusalem being declared the capital of Israel? After all, Jerusalem is made up of different areas -- just...
Charlie Gard and Life
You may have read about the battle in London over the final days of a baby named Charlie Gard. He was born with a form of...
The Need for Tolerance in Judaism
I am returning to last week’s subject of homosexuality in Judaism and the personal attacks on Rabbi Joseph Dweck, because the ramifications are still very...
