Short Pieces

The articles on this page are a sampling of the hundreds of short articles, columns and opinion pieces that Rabbi Greenberg has written. The links are to pdfs of the full text for each piece. This page is in the process of being populated; if a link is not active, please check back soon.

Jewish History Symposium

Five thinkers, scholars, and doers who are familiar with the Jewish day school world from the inside to reflect on core questions facing those who teach and design the place of Jewish History in the classroom. Responses are presented in alphabetical order of their last names: Professor Adam Ferziger, Peter Geffen, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Greenberg, Professor Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Berel Wein.

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“Ask the Rabbi.”

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“Mandela, Apartheid and the Jews.”

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Opinion piece, “There is No Alternative to Day Schools,”

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“‘No Alternative to Day Schools’: An Exchange”

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With Jack Wertheimer, “Denominations and the Jewish Future: An Exchange,”

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“Respect and Pursuing Loving, Affirmative Disagreements,”

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“Philanthropists to Match my Mountain,”

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“The Meaning of Israel Today,”

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“A Light Unto the Nation: Sharing a Jewish Ethic with America,”

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“Personal Service: A Central Jewish Norm for Our Time,”

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With Michael H. Steinhardt, “The Newborn Gift: Extending birthright Israel and Renewing Community”

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With J. J. Greenberg, “The Synagogue: A Time for Tearing Down and a Time for Building Up,”

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“The Principles of Pluralism,”

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“Of Dreamers and Pragmatists: The Lessons and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin,”

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“Learning about menschlichkeit from a Tibetan Herzl.”

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“Holocaust Remembrance Day,”

Jewish Living, April 1980, 78; 93.

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“Tying the Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide,”

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With Blu Greenberg, “Telling Your Children About the Holocaust,”

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“Jews or Zombies? A Hard Look at Our Education.”

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“Parashat Ki Tetze Every Act Is Significant: The reward of long life for the seemingly simple commandment of shooing away a mother bird before taking her young teaches us that no act is trivial,”

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“Parashat Emor Life And Love: Although priests cannot have any contact with death, exceptions are made for their immediate relatives, teaching that even the principle of treasuring life bows to love and family connections,”

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“Jewish-Christian Dialogue: The Next Stage: Christians and Jews must rethink how they approach each other,”

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“Pluralism & Peoplehood: A biblical model of reconciliation can help bring Jews and Christians together,”

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