Agreeing to disagree is often framed as a sign of mutual respect and acknowledgment of differing opinions. At a young age, we’re told that if we have nothing nice to say, don’t say it at all, teaching ...

Editor’s note: With the presidential election right around the corner, our community, like much of the nation, is as divided and polarized as ever. This Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Michael Gotlieb ...

There is a story about America’s founding that a band of unified visionaries, speaking with one voice, conjured a republic out of thin air. But that story misses a messy, magnificent truth. The ...