blogs/rabbi-huberman

What if there were a punch line to the entire Torah -- and it arrived just in time for Rosh Hashanah?

In a few days, we will enter synagogue in search of answers to some of life's most profound questions.

Why are we here? Where is God? What am I supposed to do with my life?

Our rabbis have chosen two Torah readings...Read more...

What would you do if your worst enemy called you and asked for your help during a crisis?

Would you walk away? Would you say "no?"

Or would you agree to help, hoping that by working together, and solving the problem, you could kindle a positive relationship?

It's an obscure but in many ways instructive scenario that...Read more...

About ten years ago, a series of charges were laid against the owners of one of the largest kosher slaughterhouses in the United States. It sent shockwaves across the Jewish world.

The charges, which ultimately led to a series of convictions and prison sentences, alleged that owners of this Iowa meat facility mistreated animals, employed illegal and underaged workers, forged...Read more...

I have an amazing idea to help you get the most of the next twenty-four hours or so.

Turn off your TV. I'm serious.

I hear from many congregants, friends and acquaintances that for the past few months, they have remained fixated if not addicted to the current political discourse.

What is Trump saying today? How will...Read more...

On June 21, 1891, an editor with the Chicago Daily Tribune penned a headline which remains an important phrase within American culture.

Talk is Cheap.

At the time, he was referring to a local politician's wild promises.

Over the past few months, as momentum towards the upcoming elections grows, the phrase is invoked as...Read more...