Today, June 19th, marks the day emancipation finally reached the slaves of Galveston, Texas. It wasn’t the exact day they were freed, a descendant of the slaves recalled, “but that’s […]

“We are the leaders. We must lead. We must be proactive. It is harder now. These are times that try our souls and test our convictions,” said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch […]

Rabbi Hirsch points out, “Judaism teaches that God placed us in a world of unending challenges. Over and over our tradition reminded us – that – for one reason or […]

The new Broadway play about acclaimed children’s author Roald Dahl struck our Rabbi Ammi Hirsch as exceedingly relevant to our times. The same language and arguments Dahl used against Israel […]

“These are critical and fateful times” says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch.  “Even a hundred years from now, historians will write about these very days.”  Despite this sentiment, Rabbi Hirsch is steadfast […]

The sight of wildflowers blooming in Death Valley is a symbol of our times, beautifully articulated by Rabbi Rifkin, who expresses that, “these Death Valley wildflowers gave me pause. Not […]

“We gather today because it is Shabbat. On some level, to be a Jew is itself an act of defiance,” says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, who expressed relief — and immense […]

Rabbi Hirsch says emphatically that, “the Iranian threat is not only military, economic, and political. It is also ideological. We must grapple seriously with the ramifications of allowing this radical […]

Most people think Exodus is about “slavery, the ten plagues, the splitting of the Sea, and the Ten Commandments,” says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch. But “a full third is about the […]

Rabbi Ammi Hirsch sees New York’s icy streets as a good metaphor for America today. “The stability under our feet that we have always taken for granted seems much less […]