Stories,photos

190 results total, viewing 141 - 150

I am not a subscriber to The Wall Street Journal; so I was somewhat surprised to find a copy of this paper’s Oct. 3-4 weekend Review section lying at the door to my condo late one Saturday evening. After a quick glance at the front-page … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 11/27/15

The stain on T.S. Eliot

“April is the cruelest month, breeding/Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/Memory and desire, stirring/Dull roots with spring rain.” So begins T. S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” (1922), not infrequently cited as the most influential … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/6/15

There are no simple answers in the Mideast

Back in the autumn of 2000, in the midst of an unfolding tragedy in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, my daughter Karen, then 26 years old, phoned me to give voice to her anger and … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 1/8/20

Israel at 75: Still in my heart

Back in the summer of 2014, I began my column for what was then called The Jewish Voice with the following words: “I confess that I am a liberal Zionist. I am proudly pro-Israel. … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 4/2/23

Silent no more: Women Yiddish writers

During the first weekend in May, my wife, Sandy, and I returned, yet again, to the Yiddish Book Center, in Amherst, Massachusetts. From Friday evening until Sunday at noon, we explored the … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 6/7/18

Yinglish: Jewish language of the New World

Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovitch, 1859-1916), is best known as the man behind “Fiddler on the Roof,” the 1964 Broadway musical that – even after 50 years – keeps on keepin’ on. Because of the worldwide success of “Fiddler,” … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/19/14

An examination of Yehuda Amichai’s ‘Jewish Time Bomb’

Those of you who have found yourselves in the main lobby of Providence’s Temple Beth-El have probably noticed a striking art installation just to the left of the doors leading into the … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 3/8/20

Amichai’s ‘Poems of Jerusalem’

I have in my home library a number of volumes of the poetry of Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000), perhaps Israel’s best-known post-state poet. Many are in the Hebrew original, others are English … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 5/9/21

‘For my sake was the world created!’

I have been a fan of Thomas L. Friedman ever since I read his 1989 book, “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” a perceptive, nuanced look at Israel’s involvement in the seemingly infinite … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 10/2/20

Our dual identity

Our story as American Jews began in September 1654, when 23 Portuguese Jews from Recife, Brazil, arrived in New Amsterdam, now the city of New York. Ever since then, ours is the story of our double … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/5/21