November 30, 2023 — This list is written for Jews living outside the land of Israel who don’t have a one-word Israel identity. If you are feeling alone and struggling to feel fully aligned with any camp or position, and are looking for concrete responses to this moment, this list is for you.

June 10, 2022 — As the Israelites in the book of Numbers undergo a generational transition in leadership in order to enter the Promised Land, so must we prepare to cross over to a new post-COVID-19 world, addressing racial injustice and environmental calamity.

August 17, 2022 —

"If we realized the diversity of Black people and their experiences, but didn’t practice radical empathy with them — lo dayenu."

February 27, 2024 — Our call for a ceasefire is not a betrayal of Jewish values but an authentic expression of them.

September 3, 2024 — Truth is not always what one wants it to be.

February 11, 2025 — How can we create and sustain meaning-rich communities with the power to transform lives?

August 13, 2015 — "Elul calls us to be deep sea divers into our souls." Jewels of Elul is a project created by Craig Taubman that offers 29 inspirational insights for the month of Elul. The following blog post by Rabbi David Wolpe, first published at the Jewels of Elul website, introduces the Jewels of 2015 on their 10-year anniversary. Mazel Tov!

October 10, 2024 —

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays

June 10, 2022 — In order to heal from the traumatic aspects of Jewish history, we must first understand our trauma differently, in ways that will allow us to heal.