Ari Isenberg

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Dec 17, 2013, 2:55 PM

Canada values a true and lasting peace

This week, under the guise of seeking a just peace for all, the American Studies Association voted to join the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement boycotting Israel’s academic institutions, faculty, students, and research. How can this organization preach...

Feb 14, 2013, 5:49 PM

A Valentine’s Tribute: Online Dating, Rooted in Judaism

It was a humid Monday evening, typical for the month of July in Israel. I had sought refuge in an air-conditioned lounge inside a hotel in the heart of Jerusalem. It was 7:30pm and most of the tables were...

Feb 14, 2013, 5:23 PM

Whose Wall Is It?

It is 2:00am in Manhattan and this is a restless night, my mind preoccupied by the civil inequality continually experienced at the Western Wall in Israel. This past Monday, for instance, a group of women gathered, donned prayer shawls,...

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About Me

Ari Isenberg was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and currently serves as rabbi of Shaar Shalom Congregation in Halifax, Canada.