Andrew NusbaumWe Aren’t EnemiesOur actual enemies, both foreign and domestic, are gleefully watching us slice each other to pieces over basic reality while they wait to…1 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Andrew NusbaumLiving HistoryToday I told my students that the capitol coup was their 9/11. And that I hoped it would be the only one that they experienced. The FBI…2 min read·Jan 12, 2021----
Andrew NusbaumReconciliation and Unity Require Truth and RemorseI’m trying to process this week. I’m trying to integrate the excitement about the Democrats retaking Congress and cautious optimism of…5 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Andrew NusbaumBeha’alotecha: Creating an EdahThis week’s parsha continues the Israelites’ journey in the desert after receiving the Torah at Sinai. There are three themes I’d like to…5 min read·Jun 22, 2019----
Andrew NusbaumPekudei: Giving Credit Where DueToday’s parsha concludes the Book of Exodus. We might assume that this grand narrative of flight and national identity would end with a…6 min read·Mar 13, 2019----
Andrew NusbaumSamuel Meyer, the Immigrant PatriarchSaturday was the yarzeit of my g.g.grandfather Samuel Meyer. My grandfather’s grandfather on my mother’s side. He was born four months…3 min read·Dec 13, 2018----
Andrew NusbaumRe’eh: Once You See, You Must ActToday’s parsha contains a powerful challenge. Already in Moses’ farewell address we have reviewed important moments in the covenant…7 min read·Aug 12, 2018----
Andrew NusbaumVa’etchanan: Loving Enough To CareA few years ago I was discussing Purim with a non-Jewish colleague. I had gotten to the part at the end where the Jews kill the Persians…8 min read·Aug 10, 2018----
Andrew NusbaumAre Ashkenazi Jews White? (Does It Really Matter?) Arguing about semantics misses the point.Tisha B’Av is supposed to be about grief, sorrow and introspection. In that spirit…4 min read·Jul 23, 2018----
Andrew NusbaumNervous about the midterms? You may have to actually *do* something about it.Over the last few weeks, the buzz about the impending “Blue Wave” come November has started to stall. Pundits are now alternately wringing…3 min read·May 13, 2018----