Posts Tagged: Avi Weiss
Addressing Raphael Warnock and Antisemitism
Although I'm a New Yorker, Georgia is not foreign to me as a place to raise a voice of moral conscience against politicians who have...
An Open Letter to the Polish People on the Birkenau Church
To the people of Poland: As we approach the 75th anniversary commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz, I reach out to you in the spirit of peace....
Why Is There a Church at the Largest Jewish Cemetery in the World?
World leaders are planning to gather at Auschwitz this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation, and Auschwitz survivors will be guests at...
Houston After Harvey: Floods Cannot Drown Love
Walking into the building of the United Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) of Houston, I welled up with tears -- because I was shocked by the devastation. Waters from Hurricane...
The Events of Charlottesville Are a ‘Shandeh’
It was a surreal moment. Approaching the Robert E. Lee Monument in the center of Charlottesville, Virginia, a young black woman -- Aliya -- joined her white friend...
Reflections on the Death of a Parent
A very good friend of mine recently lost his father. Naturally, this brought back thoughts of when my mother, Penny Waga, died in 2013. It also reminded...
Sometimes You Already Have the Answers
To whom do you listen? It’s a question that I often ask myself as an entrepreneur, a father and a man. One of the strongest answers...
Kol Nidre and the White Fire of the Iran-Deal Discourse
JNS.org - The High Holidays are here, reaching their crescendo with Yom Kippur’s Kol Nidre prayer, made famous by Al Jolson and Neil Diamond in “The Jazz...
Kaddish for the Victims of Charleston
My father died a few weeks ago. The hardest part of the shiva (mourning period) was when it ended. Friends and family were, by and...
Memoirs of a Soviet Jewish Activist (REVIEW)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the mass immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel. To commemorate the anniversary, longtime activist Rabbi Avi...
Where Are the Jewish Liberals Marching For Decency?
A few weeks ago, I wrote an op-ed in The New York Observer entitled "B'nai Jeshurun: Do Jewish Lives Also Matter?" I noted that "high-profile Upper West Side...
Rabbi Leads Bronx Prayer Vigil in Support of NYPD
A leading New York rabbi has led a prayer vigil and memorial ceremony outside the headquarters of the 50th Precinct of the New York Police...
An Amazing Movie: ‘Righteous Rebel: Rabbi Avi Weiss’
A packed house attended the screening of "Righteous Rebel: Rabbi Avi Weiss" on Saturday night at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. It was a touching, beautiful movie that...
Solidarity Campaigns for Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria, Boys in Israel, Converge in New York
Two solidarity campaigns for kidnapped youth converged in New York City on Monday, when a group of Jews, including the Riverdale rabbi who founded 'Open...
