NFTY of the 1960s
NFTY (National Federation of Temple Youth) in the 1960s was remarkably like NFTY today. Except in those areas where it was different. It was the same because, in most...
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A Rabbi Who "Gets" Pope Francis – and Us
Written by Michael Sean Winters, January 2, 2014 I was very struck by this essay at HuffPost by Rabbi Eric Yoffie about Pope Francis. Rabbi Yoffie correctly points out...
Read MoreTen Years of Ten Minutes of Torah
When I announced the creation of the Ten Minutes of Torah project 10 years ago, I had two goals. The first was to reaffirm the simple fact that Torah study is the motor...
Read MoreWe must absolutely not turn our backs on intermarried Jews and their non-Jewish spouses
Jack Wertheimer’s thoughtful and challenging essay, “Intermarriage: Can Anything be Done?,” urges American Jewish leaders to embrace two goals. The first goal is to...
Read MoreRicky Sinclair: Churches in America Can Thrive as Today's Citizen Searches for Greater Community
Recent Studies Have Found That an Increasing Number of Americans Have Expressed That They Have No Form of Religious Belief, Leading Many Authorities to Question the...
Read MoreUS Jews urge Israel to take ‘confidence-building steps’ for talks
NEW YORK – A group of influential American Jews delivered a letter to Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday urging Israel’s prime minister to take “confidence...
Read MoreAbout Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is a writer, lecturer, and internationally-known religious leader. A bold, compelling, and inspiring speaker, he has presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos and has appeared on Fox news, CNN, and many other news outlets. He writes regularly for Time, The Huffington Post, The Jerusalem Post and the Israeli daily Haaretz. He speaks on a wide-range of topics.
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What Five Books Should You Read To Be An Educated Jew?
(Credit: Moment Magazine Summer 2019)
