Conversations with the Rabbi

The Blue Light by Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss

If only the answer was for Israel to put down its weapons. There is no one who would love that more than Israelis themselves (as long as they could live in peace).

Today Is Your Lucky Day! by Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss

Hostages release must be at least a co-condition of a ceasefire demand.

This week's Torah portion may make you rethink your assumption that it doesn't matter what you wear - to someone else, but most especially to you!

Wouldn't it be a better world if we breathed before we posted and asked ourselves whether or not we really wanted our most negative words to be part of the ether for millennia I know that the Torah did not have the Internet in mind, or maybe it did?

Wisdom Works by Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss

I do recognize that there is an existential angst plaguing our world, and it may very well be the cause of violent outbursts against the most vulnerable. And there is no question that a country with more guns than people makes the worst outcomes all the more possible. But how is it that if God forbid a child got drunk at your home, and suffered a horrible accident there or once he had left, that the laws are crystal clear that you, the homeowner, can be held liable; but if your unguarded, loaded weapon is used to cause terrible damage to others, that you cannot be held liable in most states and in most situations?

“The North American Jewish community has steadfastly come to the aid of Israel at moments of crisis. Israel belongs, first of all, to its citizens, and they have the final word. But Israel also matters to the entire Jewish people. When an Israeli government strays beyond what your commitments to liberal democracy can abide, you have both the right and the responsibility to speak up.” - An open letter to Israel’s friends in North America by Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Daniel Gordis.

Calling out the two worst human beings in the world.