by Rabbi Jill Maderer In his recent New York Review of Books essay, “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment,” Peter Beinart, professor of journalism and political science at CUNY, […]

One of the most common questions I am asked: Is the Torah true?  Did it happen?  Our liberal Jewish community is compelled to seek meaning in the Torah and understand […]

Our congregants Ivy and Matt Olesh found this article from The New York Times to be disturbing and we thought others might have comments as well.  Check out the story: […]

By Rabbi Michael Holzman Over my years at Rodeph Shalom I hope that I have been able to communicate my somewhat complicated relationship with Zionism and Israel.  While I certainly […]

Professor Stephen Sloan explores terrorism in his publication, which you can review by clicking here: “The Evolution of Terrorism as a Global Test of Wills: A Personal Assessment and Perspective”, […]

This week, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, wrote a letter to his rabbinic colleagues about his recent trip to Israel.  Rabbi Yoffie discusses his wonderful experiences […]

by Frederick D. Strober Rodeph Shalom President When I was 25, I wound up in a unique place, doing my best to help. In October, 1973, I visited Israel for […]

by Rabbi Jill Maderer When I prayed with Women of the Wall (WOW) in 1996, I never imagined that in 2010, women would still be prohibited from raising their voices […]

Thank you to Rick Berkman (RS member and former president) for providing Moshe Halbertal’s analysis of the Goldstone Report.  Moshe Halbertal is an ethicist from the Hartman Institue in Jerusalem […]

By Rabbi Bill Kuhn Now is the time to support the State of Israel as never before.  As Israel is under existential threat on several fronts, it is the obligation […]