What the Top 50 Rabbis List Says About Us

With no apologies, Newsweek issued its Top 50 Rabbis list this week. What can we learn from the list, and what does it say about Judaism today? Or, in other words, what makes a sexy Rabbi?

Peter Beinart, I Quit.

Dr. Yoel Finkelman was supposed to write about the ultra-Orthodox community for Beinart’s Daily Beast blog “Open Zion” about “Israel, Palestine, and the Jewish future.” He quit after several weeks. Read why.

Mothering and Smothering

Ironically, in trying to become a more “natural” mother, as advocated by “Blossom” actress Bialik in “Beyond the Sling,” I would become a stereotypically overprotective Jewish mother.

Martyr in Waiting: End of a Hunger Strike

If Palestinian operative Adnan was a significant figure in the West Bank and was detained because of his danger to Israelis, was it ethical for Israel to capitulate to his demands and agree to release him?