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Oct 21, 2026, 8:49 PM

Bringing Home Our Own Is a Defining Jewish Quality

AI generated Illustration of a funeral in Israel

As a young man in Brooklyn, I volunteered with the chevra kadisha, the burial society that prepares the dead according to Jewish law. My father coordinated it for the Va'ad HaRabbonim of Flatbush, so I grew up around the...

Dec 28, 2016, 11:06 PM

When President Obama told me that Israeli-Palestinian peace was impossible

As many of us are aware President Obama stumbled in the beginning of his presidency in his relationship to Israel. His speech in Egypt left out the 3,000 year connection between the Jews to the land Israel. The pressure...

Dec 23, 2016, 11:46 PM

Not backing Israel at the UN means not understanding the true meaning of Chanuka

On one of my many travels around the world I found myself engaged in conversation with a fervent believer in the need to boycot Israel. They explained to me that the Jews had no right to be in "Palestine"...

Sep 24, 2014, 11:50 PM

When is Jewish revenge OK?

Rosh HaShana has always been a time of reflection. A time to take stock in ourselves and the world around us. We have seen the world become a complex theater of terrorism, bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism over the past...

Aug 28, 2014, 8:40 AM

We are all proud Israelis!

A German radio interviewer asked a question that caught him completely off guard

Mar 14, 2014, 3:19 AM

Hugging Holocaust survivors

One of the great things about working for the Simon Wiesenthal Center is the incredible people that you get to meet, especially the heroes that survived the Holocaust. They all have amazing stories to tell and a profound view...

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About Me

Rabbi Steven Burg is the CEO of Aish. He previously served as the Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center where he oversaw the Museum of Tolerance in New York City. You can find out more about Rabbi Burg at https://Rabbiburg.com