Responsum: It is permissible to enter a mosque, since most authorities have ruled that Islam is not idolatry. The answer is more complicated regarding the question of entering a church, since authorities differ as to whether Christianity...
Posted on 26 January 2013, By Rabbi David Frankel
It is my habit to try and tease out the lost, forgotten and hidden stories and voices of women in the tradition. Despite that it has always been a source of disquiet to me that Miriam should be hailed as prophet and given such prominence....
Posted on 26 January 2013, By Georgia Kaufmann
This week’s Torah portion, “Bo”, delineates the last three plagues brought upon the Egyptians and the final stages of preparation for bnei yisrael before the exodus from Egypt, the land of slavery and oppression. On the surface leve...
Posted on 19 January 2013, By Rabbi Stuart Altshuler