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A scroll of the Book of Esther. (Photo/RNS-Courtesy Oregon State University-Wikipedia-Creative Commons)
Posted inOpinion

Can rabbis avoid burnout?

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS March 24, 2022March 24, 2022
Rabbi Jeremy Gerber at Congregation Ohev Shalom, south of Philadelphia, in 2009. (Photo/Courtesy Gerber)
Posted inU.S.

How a rabbi suspended for sexual misconduct stayed in his pulpit

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward February 11, 2022September 18, 2023
Rabbis are leaving their jobs in unusually large numbers as the pandemic enters its third year. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

The Great Resignation is fueling a rabbinic hiring crisis that could leave synagogues without leaders

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA January 31, 2022
The S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Photo/JTA-Ady Manory)
Posted inU.S.

Ethics probe: Reform rabbinical group finds late professor ducked sexual abuse complaints

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA December 23, 2021
(Illustration/Forward)
Posted inReligion

Eulogized for championing women, Reform leader now accused of abusing them

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward November 11, 2021
Aiden Arthurs receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine at the Jewish Federation/JARC's offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, May 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Kowalsky-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

As Covid vaccines for kids arrive, these rabbis (and their kids) are ready with new prayers

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
Howard Mortman is the author of "When Rabbis Bless Congress"
Posted inBooks

New book: Meet the 441 rabbis of the U.S. Congress

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 21, 2021October 22, 2021
Rabbi Sholom Lipskar (left) listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the Shul of Bal Harbour on June 14, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. (Photo/JTA-Joe Raedle-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

For this rabbi near Surfside, the High Holidays are for processing communal grief

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA September 14, 2021
An all-rabbi Dungeons & Dragons campaign pits a diverse group of Jewish clergy against skeletons, giants and other fantasy creatures. (Photo/JTA-Screenshot)
Posted inGames

Dungeons & Dragons has united a diverse group of rabbis. But their commitment to social justice has faced a challenge.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA September 9, 2021
(Illustration/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inTech

Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

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