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Read Rabbi Knopf’s Recent Posts
- Celebrating Jewish Culture in Troubled Times November 7, 2019
- Nature Abhors a Vacuum. But Antisemitism Loves One. October 13, 2019
- The Promises of Israel October 12, 2019
- Where the Oppressed Shed Tears October 5, 2019
- Bad Faith Broke Us. Only Good Faith Can Fix Us. October 4, 2019
Tag Archives: Religion and Politics
Inner and Outer Work
This speech was originally given at the Spring Keynote event for the Chrysalis Institute (now The Innerwork Center) on May 2, 2019. Within a six week span in late 2016, two things happened that changed my life: The first was … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged current-events, justice, personal, politics, religion, Religion and Politics, social justice, spiritual transformation, spirituality
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Haspel nomination reignites torture debate
On 9/11, I was a brand-new college student living in New York City for the first time. In the aftermath of that day’s tragic events, I, like other Americans, was consumed with fear and anger. But then, as the War … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Op-Eds
Tagged current-events, faith, history, human-rights, justice, peace, philosophy, politics, religion, Religion and Politics, security, social justice, society, terrorism, Torture
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The Idolatry of Gun Rights and Gun Control
When the Children of Israel safely crossed the Sea of Reeds and witnessed Pharaoh’s armies washed up dead on the shore, they burst out singing, “This is my God, whom I will exalt!” These words reflect the propensity many of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Op-Eds
Tagged ethics, God, Gun Control, Guns, Judaism, Newtown, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, religion, Religion and Politics, Religion News, Second Amendment, Torah
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