Ask the Rabbis
I am honored to be a contributor to Moment Magazine‘s “Ask the Rabbis” column. I am happy to share these with you.
2023
Winter 2023: What Jewish Wisdom Would you Offer Today’s Billionaires?
2022
Winter 2022: Is Political Compromise a Jewish Virtue?
Spring 2022: How is Judaism Different after Half a Century of Female Clergy?
Summer 2022: Does Jewish Law Offer Guidance on How to Fight a War?
November/December 2022: How Would you Counsel a Parent and Child Who are Estranged?
2021
January/February 2021: Do Jewish ethics permit unlimited electronic surveillance?
Spring 2021: Post-Pandemic: What elements of virtual Judaism will we keep?
Summer 2021: Does Absolute Evil Exist, and If So, What Does it Look Like Today?
2020
Winter 2020: Is silence consent?
Spring 2020: What is Anti-Semitism?
Summer 2020: Do people become more Jewish as they get older?
September/October 2020: Should Jews support reparations for African Americans?
November/December 2020: Do Jews believe in miracles?
2019
January/February 2019: How has Pittsburgh change Jewish life in your community?
May/June 2019: Does Jewish law forbid racism?
September/October 2019: Are there things that cannot be forgiven?
November/December 2019: Should dirty money be returned?
2018
January/February 2018: How would you counsel a sexual predator?
March/April 2018: Should Jews at the seder ask God to smite our enemies?
May/June 2018: Has Israel changed Judaism?
July/August 2018: Can a robot be Jewish?
September/October 2018: What sins should we atone for in our use of social media?
2017
January/February 2017: Is it the job of Rabbis to fight intermarriage?
March/April 2017: How do we balance civility with disapproval for other’s politics?
May/June 2017: What should Jews know about the Muslim faith?
July/August 2017: What is the Jewish relationship to time?
2016
January/February 2016 Is there a “Jewish” way to parent?
May/June 2016 Are we commanded to vote?
2015
January/February 2015 How do you decide when a candidate for conversion is ready to become Jewish?
July/August 2015 Is whistleblowing a Jewish obligation?
September October 2015 Should rabbis talk to their congregants about BDS?
2014
January/February 2014 In what ways, if any, do science and Judaism conflict?
March/April 2014 What Does Judaism Say About Contraception?
July/August 2014: Should Jews strive to be happy?
September October 2014: Does Judaism have a different sense of sin than other people?
2013
January/February 2013 Does Jewish Anxiety Have a Theological Basis?
March/April 2013 In Counseling End-of-Life Care, What Jewish Principles are Most Valuable?
May/June 2013 What are our Obligations as Jews to the Animals we Use, Live With or Eat?
July/August 2013 Should Jews Be For or Against the Right to Bear Arms?
September/October 2013 Is Judaism Good for Women?
November/December 2013: Are there times a rabbi should express a political opinion from the pulpit?
January/February 2012 What does it mean to be pro-Israel today?
March/April 2012 Are Jews Still Expecting a Messiah?
May/June 2012 Will It Matter to Jews if There is a Mormon President?
July/August 2012 Are we Hard Wired to Believe in God?
September/October 2012 Is Democracy a Jewish Idea?
November/December 2012 What Makes Someone a “Real” Rabbi?
2011
January/February 2011 An Eleventh Commandment, Anyone?
March/April 2011 Should Jews Pay Taxes?
May/June 2011 What advice would you give if your child told you he or she was gay?
July/August 2011 Do Jews Believe in an Afterlife?
September/October 2011 For what sin should our Jewish community atone?
November/December 2011 According to Judaism, are there fundamental human rights?
2010
March/April 2010 What Does Judaism Teach Us About Envy?
May/June 2010 What Does it Mean to Be Jewish Today?
July/August 2010 Is There Such a Thing as Asking Too Many Questions?
September/October 2010 What Does Judaism Say About Love?
November/December 2010 Who is you favorite Biblical Character?
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Rabbi Laura 
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