blogs/rabbi-huberman

     Parashat: Nitzavim-Vayeilech

    "Wedding After the Funeral"

An incident that occurred about three years ago, while Patte and I were on vacation, continues to haunt me.

On a Friday evening about 40 years ago, our family was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions imaginable.

The Huberman family is a close...Read more...

     Parashat: Shoftim

    “Justice, justice shall you pursue.” (Deuteronomy 16:20)

     Judging Others Too Quickly

An incident that occurred about three years ago, while Patte and I were on vacation, continues to haunt me.

I may have shared it with you.

One evening, we decided to take in some local music...Read more...

Parashat: Eikev

“God has made you travel in the wilderness these past 40 years that he may test you by hardship to learn what was in your hearts.” (Deuteronomy 8:2)

What is in Your Heart?

Every few years, I hold a session for people interested in developing an “ethical will.”

Most of us have written—or have considered writing—a physical will to...Read more...

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...