Articles by Sarah H. Reines
Rabbi Sarah H. Reines was ordained from the Reform Jewish seminary, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, in 1997 and has been a rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York for over ten years. She sits on the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Committee of Interreligious Affairs and serves on the board of the Women’s Rabbinic Network.
By Rabbi Sarah H. Reines
Living as a people without a land is an aberration of world history. Yet, homelessness is also symbolic of the human condition. The Torah begins with an illustration of this universal experience. The origin of humanity is Eden, a womb-like paradise both nourishing and limiting. Forced out, humans are born into independent living. Breathing free, yet yearning for the comfort of security, we seek out belonging in a vast world.
by Sarah H. Reines
We must not remain immobilized in the face of the crushing poverty crisis.
