Sublime

Liberal rabbis often become sacred social workers, mainly focused on pastoral and lifecycle moments in their communities.

Halakhah as a system is how the Torah continues to integrate contemporary perspectives, converses with science, and heeds the voice of conscience.

in the twenty-first century—a Judaism that has been undersold and watered down. It is a Judaism where those who know its beauty are often unable or unwilling to connect to the larger Jewish community, and those on the front lines of the welcome wagon to Judaism have little skill or facility with Jewish texts to elucidate their beauty to others.

Rabbi Greenberg explained that we lost 30 percent of the Jewish people during the war, but more than 80 percent of the scholars, mystics, and teachers who could pass on ancient traditions.

Among American Jews, there is a significant demand for meaningful, engaged Jewish life.

While Shimen wants freedom to participate in a specific communal project that connects the past with the future and that gives his life meaning and purpose, Heidi wants freedom from such projects.

rabbis as teachers are in critical demand. And after a year running Hadar, I knew that my life’s focus was not only to build one specific community but also to spread the model of Empowered Judaism.

Keller was extremely effective as a minister and public theologian in the neutral world. At the beginning of his time in New York, he spent years conducting sociological research by not only reading the best literature of the day, but also surveying residents in the city and hosting Q&A sessions after his sermons. The insights he gleaned from t

His eternal zeal now impels him to care deeply for all of Israel—not only those who faithfully keep the Sabbath, but even those suffering in hell.