blogs/rabbi-huberman

Passover: Chol HaMoed

The Bible's "Sexiest" Book

Is it just me, or does spring 2024 feel just a bit colder, more bleak than in previous years? And, I’m not talking about the outdoor temperature.

If you are under 18 years of age, please delete this e-sermon. It contains erotic references—and may lead to feelings of sensuality, intimacy and passion.

These warnings were issued 1,900 years ago, as...Read more...

Parashat Shemini

Hockey, Law and Joe Lieberman

About two months ago, the New York Islanders hired Patrick Roy as their new head coach. As a hockey fan, I loved the decision. Patrick Roy led the Montreal Canadiens, the hockey team of my youth, to its last Stanley Cup. That was in 1993. But as...Read more...

Parashat Pikudei

" To Give is to Live"

In 2010, a remarkable discovery was made in the basement of a library in London, England. A woman working on her doctorate at Cambridge University noticed a pile of dust-covered papers written in both Hebrew and Portuguese.

Further...Read more...

Parashat Ki Tisa

Golden Calves of Today

I heard an interesting fact this week at a rabbinical conference I attended on antisemitism.

Fifteen years ago, when Jewish parents were asked whether they would be upset if their son or daughter married someone outside the Jewish faith, a...Read more...

Parashat Terumah " You shall accept gifts from every person whose heart moves them." (Exodus 25:2)

Where Does God Live?

This is a “sneak preview” of the keynote speech I will deliver next spring at the annual meeting of a Jewish Federation in a city a few hours from...Read more...