Jason Herman, at The Blogs

Aug 20, 2017, 11:43 PM

Eclipsing Moral Judgment or How I Almost Got Charlottesville Wrong

“Behold, I give to you today a blessing and curse” ראה אנכי נותן לפניכם היום ברכה וקללה This past week’s parsha opens with the familiar phrase of the choice before us. For the Children of Israel, it was presented in a...

Apr 6, 2017, 12:58 AM

A Question for If Not Now

To the protestors of If Not Now – Last week, we were in Washington, DC for the AIPAC conference. I was inside as I have been every year for nearly a decade, while you were outside protesting. To be...

Jul 8, 2016, 12:19 PM

Avoiding the “Quote War” in Dealing with Difficult Religious Texts

There is much debate these days about the use of the term “Radical Islam” in connection with terrorist attacks. Proponents of using the term want to call attention to Islam’s role in these acts and place some onus of...

Sep 30, 2014, 9:28 AM

What Should Rabbis Say About Israel?

As I was sitting down to write sermons for Rosh Hashanah last week, my newsfeed lit up with posts and articles about what if anything we Rabbis should say about Israel and the events of this past summer. Neither...

About Me

Rabbi Jason Herman serves as the Mara D’Atra, spiritual leader, of Congregation Beth Israel - West Side Jewish Center and as the Executive Director of the International Rabbinic Fellowship.