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Steve Kane

Jan 16, 2016, 5:34 PM

Officiating at an Intermarriage in the Conservative Movement: Standards or Chaos?

In 1994, I gave a sermon on intermarriage to my congregation. I would not do so again until this year. No rabbi is in favor of intermarriage, but there are few congregants in Conservative and Reform synagogues (and in...

Jul 23, 2015, 6:47 PM

Davening with “the enemy”

Perhaps the most fascinating phenomenon in modern Jewish life is the growth of Chabad throughout the world. (If you have not yet read Joseph Telushkin's book "Rebbe", I encourage you to do so, as it gives a fascinating if...

About Me

Rabbi Steve Kane is the rabbi of Congregation Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor, New York. He has served there since 1993. Since 2001 he has been an Adjunct Instructor at the Academy for Jewish Religion, He is also active in the Ramah camping movement, having spent more than 20 summers at various Ramah camps. He is married, and is the proud father of three children, one of whom currently serves as a fitness instructor in the Golani Brigade of the IDF.