Arthur Waskow

Rabbi Arthur Waskow has been one of the creators and leaders of Jewish renewal since writing the original Freedom Seder in 1969. In 1983 he founded and has since been director of the Shalom Center in Philadelphia.  He is the author of The Limits of Defense (Doubleday), From Race Riot to Sit-In (Doubleday), Godwrestling--Round 2 (Jewish Lights), Down-to-Earth Judaism (Morrow) and, with Phyllis Berman, A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven.


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Murders in the Cathedral

The Holocaust Museum murder and the murder of Dr. George Tiller at his church in…

Murder is Murder–Abortion is NOT

Today we mourn the death of Dr. George Tiller, a physician who has been murdered…

Charoset and Sex: A Recipe

"Why is there charoset on the Seder plate?" That’s the most secret Question at the…

New Freedom Seder

Forty years go, the 2000-year-old form of the Passover Seder was turned into a  seed…

How the Jewish Income Tax Day Became an Eco-Holiday

Wouldn’t it seem strange if you discovered that April 15, Income Tax Day, had been…

A Bloody Purim Farce, at Hanukkah Time

The early-spring Jewish festival of Purim—rooted in, or given roots by, the Scroll of Esther—is…

Ending the Climate Crisis One Menorah At a Time

[Ed. Note: This article was co-written by rabbis Arthur Waskow and Jeff Sultar. Technical limitations…