The night after we gather for Thanksgiving, we will kindle the first lights of Chanukah. Celebrating these holidays in succession — one profoundly American and pluralist in spirit, and one which marks Judaism’s spiritual and historical legacy
Rabbi Fred Neulander mounted the dais of a New Jersey courthouse and delivered what may have been the most important sermon of his life. In the penalty phase of his murder trial, Neulander asked the jury to recommend a prison sentence rather than death by
The guilty verdict in the second murder trial of Rabbi Fred Neulander is an opportunity for a bruised community to find closure. After the verdict was issued, members of Neulander’s former synagogue reached out to each other during a prayer service.