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Abi Dauber Sterne

Apr 14, 2026, 11:04 AM

Holding Contradictions on Yom Ha’atzmaut

The contradictions that I am holding right now about Israel and about Zionism are simultaneously dizzying and comforting. Just a few days into the ceasefire with Iran and a few days before Yom Ha’atzmaut, those contradictions are particularly salient. My...

Sep 17, 2025, 7:34 AM

The High Holidays’ Call: How to Listen and Speak

Jewish tradition invites us, every year, to look back at the past year, reflect, acknowledge our missteps, and commit to do better in the year ahead. In many ways, this tradition is about fixing, maintaining and strengthening our relationships...

Apr 16, 2024, 12:41 AM

Arguments at the Seder?

Pesach is almost here, and we’ve probably never been so unprepared for our Seder table conversations. Many, like us, come from a family with differing and competing opinions about nearly everything – from whether Trump or Biden ought to win...

Dec 4, 2023, 11:10 PM

Experiencing our New World: A Mission to Israel

New school for Israeli refugees near the Dead Sea.

November 20-21,2023 A group of about 20 Jewish educational leaders of American, Canadian and British organizations came to Israel for 48 hours. They came to see, to hear, and to be with us in Israel. They came to begin to...

Mar 16, 2022, 2:20 PM

My Purim costume: What the world needs to hear

Purim is coming -- and, though I generally really don’t like to dress up, this year, I’ve been testing out some costume ideas. With all that’s been going on around the globe, I’ve been thinking about how I can...

Jun 5, 2020, 3:14 PM

Reciprocity will strengthen Jewish education and peoplehood in fraught times

One of the most challenging aspects of social distancing is the lack of reciprocity. At the root of every relationship is a give and take. When one person is sick and the other is well, it is difficult to...

Mar 14, 2019, 10:45 PM

What if Diaspora Jewry could vote on Israel’s issues?

With 47 parties seeking the support of 6.3 million potential Israeli voters on April 9, the race for the next Knesset has never been so fierce. While Israelis are in daily, heated conversations about the race, many Jews around...

About Me

Abi Dauber Sterne is co-author of Stories for the Sake of Argument, and holds rabbinic ordination from the Hartman Institute's Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis. For more information about Abi's her work, visit www.forthesakeofargument.org.

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