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Ask The Rabbis | Should Jews at the Seder Ask God to Smite Our Enemies?

15:25 22 March by Moment

Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that know You not, and upon the families that call not on Your name; for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation… May Your blazing anger overtake

Ask The Rabbis | How Would You Counsel A Sexual Predator?

18:38 16 January by Moment

In every contact with serial bullies, victimizers or predators, we must carefully balance natural empathy for the person before us with solidarity and justice concerning the victims. Teshuvah (repentance) is always the goal, yet false expressions of remorse are an abuser’s modus operandi. INDEPENDENT Many

Ask the Rabbis | What Does Kneeling Mean to Jews?

15:47 29 September by Amy E. Schwartz

Jewish discussions over the NFL protests cover some extra ground. What’s the significance of kneeling, anyway?

This Holiday Season, Our ‘Ask the Rabbis’ Editor Looks Back

13:11 19 September by Ellen Wexler

With the High Holidays on the horizon—and with the current political climate in mind—we asked our “Ask the Rabbis” editor to reflect on some of her favorite pieces of rabbinical wisdom.

Ask The Rabbis | What Is the Most Important High Holidays Prayer?

15:44 18 September by Moment

An especially insightful prayer is Hayom Harat Olam, said after the shofar is blown at the Rosh Hashanah Musaf (afternoon) service: “Today the world is conceived.” It’s a liturgical call to stay open to the pregnant possibilities in this world.

Ask the Rabbis | What Is the Jewish Relationship to Time?

17:11 10 July by Amy E. Schwartz

INDEPENDENT: Time is an invitation. Both words share the same root: z’mahn. It is written: “The life of man is like a breath exhaling; his days are like a passing shadow” (Psalms 144:4).

Ask The Rabbis | What Should Jews Know About the Muslim Faith?

13:55 06 June by Amy E. Schwartz

“I used to think I knew what Islam was about. Yet as I came to know more Muslims personally and learned more about their faith, I realized that much of what I knew was either flat-out wrong or grossly misguided.”

Ask The Rabbis // How do we balance civility with disapproval for others’ politics?

17:11 06 March by Moment

INDEPENDENT We should learn from our sages. Even though they disagreed vehemently on issues of law and politics more than 2,000 years ago, they would leave the House of Study following each debate holding each other’s hands. And even though some of their disagreements involved

Ask The Rabbis // Is it the job of rabbis to fight intermarriage?

16:57 05 January by Moment

INDEPENDENT Intermarriage is a reality of American Jewish life that isn’t receding, no matter how valiant the efforts to counter it. The central challenge to American Judaism isn’t intermarriage; it’s disaffected Jews who lack the knowledge and inspiration to live Jewish lives. Our job as

Ask The Rabbis // Gender Identity

16:25 08 November by Moment

What guidance, if any, does Judaism offer to transgender people?

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