Jacob Herber, at The Blogs

Jacob Herber

Mar 16, 2023, 11:14 PM

Each week, rabbis across America stand before their congregations to deliver a sermon. Our messages are scrutinized and dissected, and in today’s increasingly divided America, we are often taken to task if a message touches a third rail of...

May 2, 2022, 12:56 AM

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Deplorable politicians, AIPAC and safeguarding Israel’s precarious security

Sen. Cruz Discusses US-Israel Relationship at 2020 AIPAC Policy Conference (Screenshot - Youtube)

In today’s broken Washington, the crucial efforts to strengthen US-Israel ties must include working with Republican members who are anathema to me

Feb 21, 2018, 5:56 PM

What a Gatehouse and Elijah Can Teach Us About Gun Control

The Talmudic tractate Bava Batra primarily addresses issues related to an individual’s rights and obligations related to the property he owns. On the “b side” of its seventh folio page our sages engage in what seems like a...

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Rabbi Jacob Herber is the spiritual leader of Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Synagogue in Mercer Island, Washington. He serves on AIPAC’s Washington State Council, is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly’s Executive Council.

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