Jonathan Feldman, at The Blogs

Jonathan Feldman

Living in Israel

Sep 26, 2023, 5:32 PM

Yom Kippur at Tribe Tel Aviv we found ourselves in the center of the turmoil that has been embroiling the country. It played out on the streets of Tel Aviv. Our plan was to run Yom Kippur services outdoors as...

Mar 25, 2021, 10:20 PM

Who Is Free?

Passover is the holiday of freedom, but what is freedom? We view freedom as the foundation of modern society, as the most important value. So much so that the founding fathers of the United States of America set down...

Feb 3, 2021, 4:01 PM

in memoriam

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twerski zt”l: Fearless advocate for victims of abuse

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski. (CC-BY-SA-3.0/ Latkelarry)

Raising taboo issues, from therapy and mental illness to addiction and sexual abuse, he pushed the Jewish community to accept and protect the victims

Jan 5, 2020, 10:50 PM

Jewish Genius, the Times Op-Ed Controversy and the Talmud

Brett Stephens’ recent Op-ed in the NY Times on The Secret of Jewish Genius generated much discussion and controversy. However in my view the most important point of his article was a very brief single line comment. Stephens is...

Apr 30, 2019, 2:39 PM

When Someone Else’s Icon is the Symbol of Your People’s Persecution

Sinagoga (the synagogue) blinfolded on the facade of Notre Dame de Paris, Rober E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia

My first time visiting Notre Dame de Paris was when I was 11 years old. I grew up going to a French school, and visited Paris regularly with my family. The towering spires, the gargoyles, the nooks and crannies...

About Me

Rabbi Jonathan Feldman is Director and Founder of Tribe Tel Aviv and Community Educator for Am Yisrael Foundation, an organization that runs programming for young olim, internationals and Israelis in Tel Aviv. After attending Cornell University he received his Rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University and his Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from New York University. He has lectured widely as a guest speaker on Jewish topics. Rabbi Feldman made aliyah with his family five years ago from New York.

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