True Interfaith Support
I’d like to share with you an open letter to Rabbi Goldstein I received from Dr Nontando Hadebe, supporting us in our efforts to achive real equality for women in public Jewish events. Warm Regards Rabbi Julia Margolis Dear…
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Category Rabbinic Thoughts
Parashat B’chukotai: Once upon a time there was a king
Once upon a time there was a king who had a wonderful and very large palace. The palace was decorated so beautifully that it took people’s breath away when they entered. There was, however, one very long and wide hall…
The fight for equality continues….
Yesterday I received this letter from Gilad Stern and wanted to share it with you all. Warm Regards Rabbi Julia Margolis Hello friends, Gilad here; I wanted to say some things that are important to me: We are getting approaches from…
Parashat Behar: Back to the top
After several chapters about purity and the sacrificial system, our Torah portion “Behar”, feels necessary to refer back once again to the time of the revelation of the Torah. This chapter appears as if it is an afterthought, something that…
Parashat Emor: The real essence of the Torah
A teacher asks his student, “What is the essence of the Shabbat?” She responds, “The essence of Shabbat is that it is a sign of God’s creation of all things in seven days.” “No,” the teacher responds, “that is not…
Open letter to the Orthodox Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein
Dear Chief Rabbi, We have over the years met and spoken on several occasions, I have also had the opportunity of hearing you speak at various community events. It is clear to me that you are a deep thinker, an inspirational…
You shall be holy, for I, the Eternal your God, am holy
The word kadosh is usually translated as “holy,” as in the Holy Land, the Holy of Holies, the Holy Ark, and the High Holy Days. Three times a day, in the K’dushah part of the Amidah, the standing prayer, we…
We should all hope that this week’s Yom HaShoah ceremony is the last one where women are banned from singing.
This week my colleague Rabbi Saar Shaked wrote his thoughts about the issue of banning women singing and I wanted to share it with you: “We should all hope that this week’s Yom HaShoah ceremony is the last one where…
Pesach is our festival to thank God for the many miracles in our lives
Each year we sing Dayeinu as part of our Seder, showing our gratitude to God for all the wonders performed to our ancestors as they went free from Egypt. Though the traditional text encompasses over a dozen items for which…
We Need a Paradigm Shift
It is no secret that over the past weeks I have become involved in a turbulent situation, that has become ever more public. While I have been put forward as “controversial” what I am actually after (other than simple justice)…