Reb Blog tracks my work as a rabbi who directs a center for multifaith education in New York City. On the blog I write essays, sha..
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Will Men Stand Up Against the Sex Slave Trade?
Published on 2012-02-01 07:09:00
Right underneath a giant football (hey, it is singing day after all) the Huffington Post Religion section has published a piece I penned on the efforts to curb the sex trade in Israel. Thank you to the editors (Paul especially) for drawing attention to this issue.
Some Torah from Bill T. Jones
Published on 2012-01-23 09:44:00
At the end of Bill T. Jones' new piece "Story/Time" he tells a story about the Jazz artists Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach. The two were working on a song by Thelonius Monk, rehearsing it so that Monk could drop by later and listen to their interpretation. They play the song for Monk and he listens intently. They look towards him for his reaction and he says: "Next time make a mistake."
Rabbi Tim Tebow
Published on 2012-01-12 12:18:00
O.K. - this is not really about Tim Tebow. But the conversation about Tebow, and his near miraculous play, and his prayer pose, and all that, got me to look at an essay I wrote about ten years ago. I post it below for all folks who mix prayer and sports to enjoy. If God Ain’t A Tarheel Fan, Then Why Is The Sky in Carolina Blue?By Rabbi Daniel S. BrennerNothing drives me more crazy than when I
