Ask the Rabbis
Ask The Rabbis // The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Should rabbis talk to their congregants about BDS?...
Ask the Rabbis // Special Passover Edition
Is it permitted to invite a non-Jew to your Seder? And is it a good idea?...
Ask the Rabbis // Conversion
How do you decide when a candidate for conversion is ready to become Jewish?...
Ask the Rabbis // Arrogance
Are there aspects of Judaism that encourage arrogance—or that help guard against it?...
Ask the Rabbis // Happiness
Should Jews strive to be happy? INDEPENDENT No. Jews should never strive to be happy. Happiness should not be something to strive for. It should be solidly entrenched deeply within us, born of a sense of mystery, a sense that defies reason and definition. We are here for...
Ask the Rabbis // Sin
"In contrast with other views, we are not born sinners, but by virtue of the human condition and our free will, we are bound to act sinfully from time to time."...
Ask the Rabbis | Gun Control
We ask our rabbis, "Should Jews be for or against the right to bear arms?"...
Ask the Rabbis // Addiction
INDEPENDENT: Addiction is highlighted in the Torah’s account of the Revelation at Mount Sinai, where the One Who Spoke and the World Came into Being instructed us not to get so caught up in our subjective assumptions about God that we would carve out and...