Avi Weiss

Israeli blacklist of US rabbis points to widening rift

By Yonat Shimron — July 9, 2017
JERUSALEM (AP) — The list includes 160 rabbis from 24 countries and includes a number of prominent Orthodox rabbis in North America.

Rabbis mull whether to talk about politics on the High Holy Days

By Lauren Markoe — September 29, 2016
(RNS) Three rabbis give sneak peeks at their sermons for the High Holy Days as Jews welcome a New Year and atone for the past year's sins.

Avi Weiss, the rabble-rouser rabbi, takes stock after an activist career

By Lauren Markoe — January 29, 2015
BRONX, N.Y. (RNS) “There was a time when it was fun. I enjoyed mixing it up,” said Rabbi Avi Weiss. “But it got to a point where it was not fun at all.”
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