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Introducing ‘No Time for Neutrality’

Posted on October 8, 2021 by mjknopf

I am excited to announce the publication of my latest book, No Time for Neutrality: American Rabbinic Voices from an Era of Upheaval! It is available for purchase on Amazon. The book is a compilation of the best rabbinic writings from the … Continue reading →

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Bad Faith Broke Us. Only Good Faith Can Fix Us.

Posted on October 4, 2019 by mjknopf

Sermon for Rosh Hashanah Day 25780 — October 1, 2019 Just over 400 years ago, in August 1619, a ship called The White Lion landed at Point Comfort, now Fort Monroe, in Hampton, about 60 miles downriver from us here … Continue reading →

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What’s Driving Jews Away From Synagogues? Not Dues, but ‘Membership’

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mjknopf

It is no secret that the traditional synagogue model is showing signs of age: Over the past two decades, membership has declined across the United States, forcing many synagogues to merge and even to close for good. There has been … Continue reading →

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Will Partisan Fight Over Iran Deal Permanently Polarize Jewish Americans?

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mjknopf

I was on an AIPAC-sponsored trip to Israel on the day the world powers announced their deal with Iran over the latter’s nuclear program. With the American Israel Public Affairs Committee declaring its opposition to the deal early on, I, … Continue reading →

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