Ben Harris

is the managing editor of My Jewish Learning, where a version of this essay first appeared.

From Ben Harris

Abraham Twerski, 90, Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist who specialized in substance abuse

By Shira Hanau and Ben Harris January 31, 2021 3:04 pm

Arthur Waskow

At 87, activist rabbi Arthur Waskow is still protesting — and still getting arrested

By Ben Harris January 26, 2021 12:24 pm

At the northern tip of Maine, this artist fostered a Jewish community. It couldn’t help him escape a troubled past.

By Ben Harris January 8, 2021 11:30 am

Theodore Mann, 92, former chairman of Presidents Conference and early critic of Israeli occupation

By Ben Harris December 15, 2020 3:52 pm

Suzanne Belling, former JTA correspondent and South African Jewish leader, dies at 72

By Ben Harris November 24, 2020 3:42 pm

Meet Rick Doblin, the Jewish psychedelics advocate working to turn a club drug into legal medicine

By Ben Harris November 19, 2020 12:04 pm

Retired fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe to become 2nd Israeli in space — and he’s paying his own way

By Ben Harris November 16, 2020 3:03 pm

David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48

By Ben Harris November 10, 2020 8:00 am

Jonathan Sacks

Jonathan Sacks, former UK chief rabbi and Jewish ‘intellectual giant,’ dies at 72

By Ben Harris and Cnaan Liphshiz and Gabe Friedman November 7, 2020 2:39 pm

Rabbi Art Green (still) believes Hasidic ideas are key to a vibrant modern Judaism

By Ben Harris October 16, 2020 3:43 pm

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