# rabbi (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rabbi. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dara Horn Is Brilliant. Teach about Jewish Living](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/dara-horn-is-brilliant-teach-about) _2026-08-21 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ We have become extraordinarily good at teaching the world how Jews died. Dara Horn is asking us to do something harder and more important: teach the world why Jews live. ## [I Am Named for Teachers, Not Warriors — But Sometimes a Jew Must Fight](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/i-am-named-for-teachers-not-warriors) _2026-08-21 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ The fight against antisemitism immerses one in darkness and depression. And yet Jewish survival trumps any consider consideration of surrender or retreat. ## [The Bird’s Nest and Learning How to Shut Up](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/the-birds-nest-and-learning-how-to) _2026-08-20 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ Itamar Ben-Gvir and other religious politicians should listen to our Sages instead of speaking without regard for the consequences ## [If We Are Not for Ourselves](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/if-we-are-not-for-ourselves) _2026-08-19 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Jewish self-defense, communal responsibility, and the danger of outsourcing our survival ## [Book Recommendation: The Fragility of the Mind, by Yuval Fraenkel](https://hadaraviram.substack.com/p/book-recommendation-the-fragility) _2026-08-19 · Hadar Aviram · A Daf a Day_ Talmudic stories of interpersonal conflict as a literary genre ## [Exile and Return Both Demand Paradigm Shift](https://whatiscalledthinking.substack.com/p/exile-and-return-both-demand-paradigm) _2026-08-19 · Zohar Atkins · What Is Called Thinking?_ On June 7, 1967, Rabbi Shlomo Goren stood at the Western Wall with a Torah scroll in his arms. ## [Ralbag](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/ralbag) _2026-08-18 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim · Jewish History - Sheim HaGedolim_ The Life and Works of Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344) ## [The Guard at the Gate](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/the-guard-at-the-gate) _2026-08-18 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ How American synagogues can remain open, warm, and unmistakably Jewish in an age when security is no longer temporary. ## [Sweden’s Betrayal of Raoul Wallenberg, the Holocaust’s Most Righteous Gentile](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/swedens-betrayal-of-raoul-wallenberg) _2026-08-18 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ He rescued tens of thousands of Jews, redeemed Sweden’s compromised wartime reputation, and became one of history’s greatest humanitarians. Then Stockholm abandoned its own diplomat to Stalin’s prisons—and left his desperate mother to fight largely alone. ## [How the Frameworks Built to Prevent the Next Holocaust Were Turned Against the Jewish People](https://whatiscalledthinking.substack.com/p/how-the-frameworks-built-to-prevent) _2026-08-17 · Zohar Atkins · What Is Called Thinking?_ From Raphael Lemkin to Post-Colonial Anti-Zionism ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3HcQ701QfSxD) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Weaponization of Islamophobia, with Dr. Logan Levkoff](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/antisemitism-anti-zionism-and-the) _2026-08-16 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ The full episode released early and ad free for members of Orthodox Conundrum Commentary ## [The Box We Cannot Check](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/the-box-we-cannot-check) _2026-08-16 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ California didn't invent this question. It just reopened it. ## [AIRBNB MUST CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM AMONG ITS ICELANDIC HOSTS](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/airbnb-must-confront-antisemitism) _2026-08-16 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ A host named Katla in Reykjavik told my wife that attacks on Jews in Iceland are “self-inflicted,” called us “Zionist extremists,” and declared Jews are judged for supporting atrocities. Jewish travelers deserve to know whether Airbnb will protect them. ## [What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-905419) _2026-08-15 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ Trees have repeatedly been destroyed by war, fires, and other causes, but we have always planted again as an expression of Jewish resilience and rebuilding. ## [The Theology of Ben Sasse](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/the-theology-of-ben-sasse) _2026-08-14 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ I do not know him. ## [What Does God Hate?](https://andrewmarkowitz.substack.com/p/what-does-god-hate) _2026-08-14 · Andrew Markowitz · On the Same Page: Substack of Rabbi Andrew Markowitz_ The stones are everywhere. ## [Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-905418) _2026-08-14 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ “Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz. ## [Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-905527) _2026-08-14 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area. ## [Motivation Matters](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/motivation-matters) _2026-08-13 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ Thoughts on Parashat Shoftim and Rosh Chodesh Elul ## [What Thomas Friedman Gets Wrong About the Jews](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/what-thomas-friedman-gets-wrong-about) _2026-08-12 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Why Jewish Self-Determination Is More Than a Formula ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DTaTh1as2znL) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [The Two Maggots](https://jonathankligler.substack.com/p/the-two-maggots) _2026-08-12 · Rabbi Jonathan Kligler · Turn It and Turn It_ As we enter Elul, a timely story that Pete Seeger liked to tell. ## [Who Gets to Say That a Rabbi Was Wrong?](https://whatiscalledthinking.substack.com/p/who-gets-to-say-that-a-rabbi-was) _2026-08-12 · Zohar Atkins · What Is Called Thinking?_ The Babylonian Talmud contains hundreds of occurrences of the word תיובתא, “refutation,” but comparatively few scenes in which a sage personally says, “I was wrong.” That difference is partly historical: the anonymous editorial voice of the Gemara often confronts a dead Amora (rabbinic sage) with material he may never have seen. ## [Rapid-Onset Dinosaur Syndrome](https://jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/rapid-onset-dinosaur-syndrome) _2026-08-12 · Jay Michaelson · Both/And with Jay Michaelson_ All of a sudden, a big part of my identity seems headed for obsolescence. ## [What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Death?](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/what-do-we-talk-about-when-we-talk) _2026-08-11 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Before death, we need the courage to speak. After death, we need the courage to listen. ## [Why We Need to Talk About Death](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-talk-about-death) _2026-08-11 · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Judaism has an entire technology for facing death. We’ve stopped using it. ## [ICELAND, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/iceland-what-happened-to-you) _2026-08-10 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ I Came Here Loving One of the Most Beautiful Countries on Earth. I Leave After Repeated Harassment, Two Physical Assaults and Moments When I Feared for My Life as a Jew. ## [Jewish Dignity Is Not Contingent Upon Jewish Innocence](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/jewish-dignity-is-not-contingent) _2026-08-09 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Antisemitism is dangerous. The willingness of decent people to explain, excuse, and tolerate it is more dangerous still. ## [Loving Israel When Israel Disappoints You: Yossi Klein Halevi on Zionism, Criticism, and Hope](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/loving-israel-when-israel-disappoints) _2026-08-09 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ The full episode released early, with a bonus section and ad free for members of Orthodox Conundrum Commentary ## [Which Jews Does Abdul El-Sayed Care About?](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/which-jews-does-abdul-el-sayed-care) _2026-08-09 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ It is easy to condemn antisemitism. The harder test is whether you will stand with Jews when Jewishness itself becomes politically inconvenient. ## [Building Torah in Andalusia: The Remarkable Life of Chisdai ibn Shaprut](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/building-torah-in-andalusia-the-remarkable) _2026-08-07 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim · Jewish History - Sheim HaGedolim_ An excerpt from - The Rishonim: A Historical Guide to the Early Masters of the Mesorah ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d8MbZ7cRZL3X) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Parashat Re'eh: The tyranny of ‘one’ truth](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904755) _2026-08-07 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ An age of prophecy should have been an age of clarity. If God spoke directly to humanity, the path forward ought to have been unmistakable. ## [Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-904754) _2026-08-07 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ Even those who observe Jewish tradition have areas of choice that they have already conquered, while their struggles lie elsewhere, each person according to their own level and circumstances. ## [Why I Hate "Spirituality"](https://jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/why-i-hate-spirituality) _2026-08-06 · Jay Michaelson · Both/And with Jay Michaelson_ Just kidding, I love spirituality. But can't we find a better word for this thing? ## [How Abdul El-Sayed Won, and What Peter Beinart Refuses to See](https://rabbistevenabraham.substack.com/p/how-abdul-el-sayed-won-and-what-peter) _2026-08-06 · Rabbi Steven Abraham · Rabbi Steven Abraham_ Fifteen thousand votes, sixty five million dollars, and a story written before the ballots were counted. ## [Taking the Basic Law Seriously](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/taking-the-basic-law-seriously) _2026-08-04 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ Yeshiva students playing laser tag redux ## [Beyond boundaries: Rethinking Jewish sex education](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/beyond-boundaries-rethinking-jewish) _2026-08-03 · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ "The question is no longer whether our children will learn about sexuality. The question is who will teach them – and what they will learn." - guest article by Talli Rosenbaum ## ['Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904134) _2026-08-02 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history. ## ['The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904132) _2026-08-02 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ Koren’s new Samuel does more than explain the biblical text. Through archaeology, maps, manuscripts, and photography, it restores the physical world in which the story unfolded. ## [Effective Altruists are Not Great at Risk Management](https://whatiscalledthinking.substack.com/p/effective-altruists-are-not-great) _2026-08-02 · Zohar Atkins · What Is Called Thinking?_ SBF, and now Leopold. Why do wunderkinden Effective Altruists seem to a) be early, contrarian, and right, on trends that go mainstream but then b) get liquidated / blow-up before they can capture value? ## [Vote for Me: JPost Top 25 Vizionaries](https://gamvgam.substack.com/p/vote-for-me-jpost-top-25-vizionaries) _2026-07-31 · Z.E. Silver · GAM V'GAM_ Shalom Chaverim! ## [Parashat Eikev: With respect for the past](https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-904138) _2026-07-31 · JPost.com - Judaism | The Jerusalem Post_ Moses shattered the Tablets, yet their fragments were preserved beside the new ones. Their message endures, what appears broken can still carry holiness, meaning, and strength. ## [Secrets](https://andrewmarkowitz.substack.com/p/secrets) _2026-07-31 · Andrew Markowitz · On the Same Page: Substack of Rabbi Andrew Markowitz_ Some losses never get announced ## [BOY GEORGE STANDS WITH THE JEWS—AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET IT](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/boy-george-stands-with-the-jewsand) _2026-07-30 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach ## [A Very Christian Odyssey](https://jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/a-very-christian-odyssey) _2026-07-30 · Jay Michaelson · Both/And with Jay Michaelson_ Anti-Woke idiots have missed the conservative forest for the multicultural trees ## [Three Thoughts About Tu B'Av](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/three-thoughts-about-tu-bav) _2026-07-29 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ "The most joyous day of the year" is, in fact, today ## [Nationalism after Nazism](https://whatiscalledthinking.substack.com/p/nationalism-after-nazism) _2026-07-28 · Zohar Atkins · What Is Called Thinking?_ Not all Nationalisms are Equal. Covenantal Nationalism is a Third Way Beyond Racialized Nationalism and Rootless Cosmopolitanism ## [Rabbi Eliyahu Shapira (1660-1712)](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/rabbi-eliyahu-shapira-1660-1712) _2026-07-27 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim · Jewish History - Sheim HaGedolim_ Author of Elyah Rabbah & Elyah Zuta ## [Can the Chareidi Story Be Rewritten... Or Is It Too Late? A Conversation With Rabbi Menachem Bombach](https://scottkahn.substack.com/p/can-the-chareidi-story-be-rewritten) _2026-07-26 · Scott Kahn · Orthodox Conundrum Commentary_ The full episode released early, with a bonus section and ad free for members of Orthodox Conundrum Commentary ## [From Nachem to Nachamu](https://andrewmarkowitz.substack.com/p/from-nachem-to-nachamu) _2026-07-24 · Andrew Markowitz · On the Same Page: Substack of Rabbi Andrew Markowitz_ Not Yet the Crown ## [Born to Be a Yid – But Hard to Celebrate When You’re Dead](https://rabbishmuley.substack.com/p/born-to-be-a-yid-but-hard-to-celebrate) _2026-07-24 · Rabbi Shmuley Boteach · America's Rabbi_ Why Won’t Chabad Fight Antisemitism?