Perry Raphael Rank, at The Blogs

Perry Raphael Rank

Nov 8, 2023, 7:28 PM

The Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, was celebrated by pro-Palestinian groups, and Hamas itself, as an unqualified victory. That it escaped detection by Israeli and American intelligence is certainly humiliating. Coupled with the Israel Defense Force’s...

Oct 25, 2023, 7:38 PM

Moral courage and the blessing of Abram the Hebrew

Whenever we face a moral issue, principles like honesty, fairness, respect, or kindness, help us answer what to do. Two people may come up with very different answers as to how to resolve an issue so it is important...

About Me

Rabbi Rank was a pulpit rabbi for over 40 years and is presently rabbi emeritus of Midway Jewish Center in Syosset, Long Island. He served two other pulpits in Montclair and Springfield, NJ. He was the chair of the Rabbinic Advisory Committee for the Solomon Schechter School of West Orange, NJ and was a member of the Ethics Board of Oyster Bay, Long Island. He was president of the NJ Rabbinical Assembly and between the years 2004-2006, served as the president of the international Rabbinical Assembly. He is co-editor of Moreh Derekh, a life-cycle manual for rabbis and author of A Full-Figured Faith—The Expanding Effects of Doubt and Skepticism on an Evolving Jewish Faith.