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Allen S. Maller

Aug 14, 2026, 6:23 PM

The Recycling Of Jewish Souls

A Pew Poll released on June 22, 2021 found that the proportion of respondents identifying as Jewish today, and say that they did not have a Jewish parent, and were not raised Jewish in any way. This group of...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 11, 2026, 10:43 AM

Do not take God’s 99 names in vain

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” I think of this statement whenever I hear of suicide bombers targeting another group of innocent civilians. I think, and I shudder, because...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 9, 2026, 6:36 AM

Egypt Did It All And We Are Still Here

The traditional Hebrew text of the Bible states that 70 members of Prophet Jacob’s family went down to Egypt (Genesis 46:27, Exodus 1:5). The ancient Greek translation (the Septuagint) and Stephen's speech in the New Testament Book of Acts...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 6, 2026, 5:52 AM

The Constitution of Medina’s Importance For Jews

The Constitution, Charter or Covenant of Medina pre-dated the English Magna Carta by almost six centuries. It applied to the 10-20,000+ citizens living in Medina at that time. About 50-55% of the total population in Medina consisted of pagan...

Elchanan Poupko

Aug 5, 2026, 9:38 AM

When Israel can’t recognize its own: Fallacies in making aliyah

Jews like Rabbi Avi Weiss and local US ultra-Orthodox are obviously eligible to move to Israel; the Jewish state must cut through any red tape getting in their way

Allen S. Maller

Aug 4, 2026, 6:01 AM

Jewish Wisdom stories retold by Rabbi Allen S. Maller

The Seer of Lublin was one of the most famous and formidable of the Hassidic Rabbis at the end of the 18th century. His greatest disciple (who had exactly the same name as his master) was called the Yehudi...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 31, 2026, 6:01 AM

Becoming Jewish Is Well Worth The Effort

Any non-Jewish person of sound mind who feels a personal draw to Judaism can become Jewish. People commonly convert to Judaism out of personal spiritual conviction, marriage to a Jewish partner, or a desire to raise a family within...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 29, 2026, 10:54 AM

Qur’an Forced Jews To Choose Sinai

It is hard for me as a Reform Rabbi to understand why most Jews in Medina, where they were a large minority, didn't support Muhammad as a prophet for all the pagan Arab tribes. Unlike Christians, Jews do not...

Ekaterina Deilli

Jul 28, 2026, 1:50 PM

The words I didn’t have

Women dance during Jerusalem Day at Lindenbaum Seminary in Jerusalem, on May 10, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Israel – and my conversion to Judaism – taught me a whole new vocabulary for connecting with people

Allen S. Maller

Jul 28, 2026, 8:21 AM

Why ‘Jacob’ When God Changed Jacob’s Name To Israel

Why do we still say "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” even after God has changed Jacob’s name to Israel. If we look at the “big picture,” Jewish survival is perhaps the greatest miracle of all Jewish history....

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