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Avi Weiss

Avi Weiss

Rabbi Avi Weiss is a co-founder of the International Rabbinic Fellowship. He is the founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat.
Illustrative. Vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on November 17, 2020. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP)
From the WebDecember 6, 2020, 3:44 pm
Closer to 80 than 70, with a history of heart disease, I signed up for the trial
If science shows that the COVID-19 vaccine works, you should take it, for the medical team is fundamentally partnering with God to fix the world
By Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss
September 10, 2017, 3:54 pm
Avi Weiss
Floods cannot drown love
The remarkable volunteers who thronged to Houston after Harvey introduced a spark of the Divine
From the WebAugust 18, 2017, 2:48 pm
The unnerved Jews of Charlottesville
When white supremacists divide America, police, rabbis, and local citizens of all nationalities need to join together to overcome
By Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss
April 25, 2017, 2:09 pm
Avi Weiss
Presidential Holocaust gaffes
Sean Spicer is not the first to politicize the death camps; Carter, Reagan, and Obama all misrepresented the Shoah
Illustrative: Scales of justice (iStock-488361865)
November 22, 2016, 1:30 pm
Thou shalt not oppress the convert
If the RCA abandons its members to kowtow to Israel’s Rabbinate, it’s the halachic Jews they converted who will suffer
By Marc D. Angel and Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss
October 9, 2016, 12:40 pm
Avi Weiss
Yom Kippur is also a time to confess good
This list of accomplishments boosts people’s self-confidence so they can believe in their ability to atone
Avi Weiss
September 25, 2016, 3:35 pm
Avi Weiss
Sadly, more of the same
The Orthodox Union’s new women commission is misguided, closing the broad tent of Orthodoxy just when it should be open
Avi Weiss
May 19, 2016, 6:43 am
Avi Weiss
Don’t lock me out
Those who can brave an inclusive Modern Orthodoxy should come together under the spiritual big tent of the new PORAT
Avi Weiss
December 21, 2015, 12:17 pm
Avi Weiss
Ezra Schwartz: A path through darkness
30 days after the murder, the question we ought ask is not ‘why?’ but ‘What do we do now?’
Avi Weiss
September 22, 2015, 1:17 am
Avi Weiss
Hayom: Being in the moment
The only way to hold on to the here and now is with arms always open, always letting go
Avi Weiss
September 13, 2015, 3:36 am
Avi Weiss
How the Iran deal threatens New York
Americans have a notion that Iran won’t target the US — history suggests they are dangerously mistaken
November 15, 2014, 10:53 pm
8 ways centralization hurts converts
The Rabbinical Council of America’s move to a standardized system will mean fewer conversions
By Avi Weiss and Marc D. Angel
Avi Weiss
October 15, 2014, 1:40 am
Avi Weiss
Klinghoffer’s bloods cry out
The Bible’s puzzling use of a plural noun aptly captures the murderous effect of an opera about terrorism
Avi Weiss
October 2, 2014, 10:43 pm
Avi Weiss
Yesh Tikvah: Three Steps to a Life of Hope
At this time of overwhelming darkness, Yom Kippur offers a profound pathway into the light
Avi Weiss
May 2, 2014, 7:32 pm
Avi Weiss
Ritual and Shoah Memory
Conducts a Yom Hashoah Seder where potato peels are eaten, yellow stars worn and children are separated from parents
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