blogs/rabbi-huberman

Parashat: Devarim

The Plague of Remaining Silent

The great Sage, Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa, wrote almost 2,000 years ago, “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues and most from students.” 

Who among us not enlightened our friends with some pearl of wisdom by a son, daughter or grandchild? Teachers have often been inspired by the comments and...Read more...

Parashat: Pinchas

"Let not our father's name be lost for his clan just because he had no son"

Feminism and the Torah

I have a question for you regarding the very nature of God.

Do you regard God as all knowing, perfect, and in full control of the world?

Or is it also possible that God, like humans, can be open to criticism and change?

This week, the Torah makes a case for an evolving God, as...Read more...

Parashat: Chukat

Jews in a Changing World

We—as Jews—live in a different world today.

No matter where we live, a more visible, more bold and aggressive Muslim community has sprung up around us.

This past weekend, I returned to Montreal—where I was born.

It began as a road trip to the United States-Canada border 35 miles away, so that Patte could complete her Nexus/Global Entry...Read more...

Parashat: Sh’lach Lecha 

Lessons from a flip phone

This past week, I experienced a proud “grandfather moment.”

Our grandson, Mason, 16, made an important $100 purchase. His iPhone had finally reached the point of no repair, and rather than insist on a new $2,000 model, he walked into a phone store, and made a request that few clerks hear these days.

“I’d like to buy a flip phone.” I can...Read more...

From Gaza to Tel Aviv: Seven Days in Israel

It began just a few minutes after we arrived at Ben Gurion Airport.

A feeling. A pain. A sense of betrayal. And a single word.

“Why?”

About a month ago, exhausted by a steady diet of links and news articles forwarded by colleagues, organizations and congregants, Patte and I decided to lead a small group to Sderot, a small city on the border with Gaza. We...Read more...