blogs/rabbi-huberman

Parashat Terumah                                                                                   

   Bowling Alone

About 25 years ago, author Robert D. Putnam...Read more...

 Parashat Yitro

   From Whom Did You Learn "Your" Torah?

I admire many rabbis in our tradition.

One of my rabbinical heroes is Rabbi Yisrael Meir Ha-Kohen Kagan (1838 –1933), who—during his 95 years—devoted himself to the study of Lashon Harah (gossip) and how Jews and all humanity can avoid it.

He wrote 21 books on the...Read more...

 Parashat Bo

"We will all go, young and old, we will go with our sons and daughters..." (Exodus 10:9)

   Nowhere Without our Children and Elders

As I was growing up, my mother used to tell a Passover story which resonates with me to this day.

One year, as she lovingly prepared our Seder table, she made an extra effort to ensure that the place...Read more...

 Parashat Shemot

"They did not call Judah Rupa, nor Reuben Luleyani, nor Joseph Leisteis, and nor Benjamin" 

   What's in Your Hebrew Name?

As rabbis and other scholars consider the 430 years that the Israelites remained in Egypt prior to their liberation, a question often emerges:

“How did the Jews keep their identity—often enslaved...Read more...

 Parashat Vayigash

“I am Joseph.  Is my father still well?" (Genesis 45:3)

   Dads and Their Imperfect Journeys

Relationships between fathers and their children are, perhaps, among the most complex of all human dynamics.

Traditionally, fathers serve many roles. They are protectors and providers. They are fixers, guardians and...Read more...