Clinton vs. Trump: What Should Rabbis Say on Rosh Hashanah?
Should rabbis endorse Hillary Clinton in their High Holiday sermons? This might seem like an absurd question. There is a broad consensus in the Jewish community that...
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Israeli Orthodox Jewish Politicians Dishonor Shabbat
What is interesting about the latest round of the “Shabbat wars” in Israel is not what they tell us about Benjamin Netanyahu but what they tell us about Israel’s...
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Israel’s War Over Religious Pluralism is Escalating
Israel is at risk today less from the Palestinians than from the ominous and intensifying war of the Jews over pluralism, freedom of religion and religious extremism....
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Mayor De Blasio: ultra-Orthodox Jewish Voters Need to Obey The Law
Mayor De Blasio, stop ignoring the welfare of Jewish children. Stop supporting policies that condemn them to a lifetime of poverty and illiteracy. Stop depriving them...
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Will Jews Reject Trump? No Question, Believe Me
It is distinctly dispiriting, in my view, to watch our national political life become a giant reality show. For that reason, I am relieved that the Republican National...
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It’s Time for Israel to Recognize Reform and Conservative Conversions
I have a question for Natan Sharansky: If you are fighting for the right of Haskel Lookstein — a revered Orthodox rabbi from New York — to have his conversions...
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)
