Rabbi Andy Bachman

Andy Bachman is senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York, and, along with his wife Rachel Altstein, is a founder of Brooklyn Jews. He was ordained by the Reform movement in 1996.

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Why Be Jewish: Engaging the Sacred Pt. 2

In the 12 years that I have been connected in some form or another to…

We Even Have A Nazi

So Park Slope has a little Nazi. A small, angry Nazi. I met him this…

Grow Up! It’s Shabbos!

This is a special Shabbat reserved for those of you with mommy and daddy issues.…

Thank God for Tenth Grade

Sophomore year in high school, everything began to shift for me. It was the last…

New Paths?

Ann Hulbert shares some insight from a recent Pew study on sexual and political principles…

Bringing In Shabbat By the Grave

My father used to say to my sisters that I was the sensitive one. “Like…

Bringing In Shabbat By the Grave

My father used to say to my sisters that I was the sensitive one. “Like…

The Big Nose of God

In commenting upon the unique relationship that Moses had with God atop Mount Sinai, the…