Yehuda Kurtzer“And All the People Saw the Sounds”What we see, and who we see, in our religious role models; and how we transmit our images to our children.Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
Yehuda KurtzerThis High Holidays, Make Minyanim! A Counter-Proposal to Live-Streaming for Conservative JudaismInstead of live-streaming, what if we turned our congregations into networks of micro-minyanim?May 17, 20202May 17, 20202
Yehuda KurtzerAntisemitism and the Inconvenience of Collective IdentityThere is a global rise in antisemitism, and the internal Jewish debate on its origins — and how to respond — is a fiery mess. Personally…Nov 6, 20181Nov 6, 20181
Yehuda KurtzerRecentralizing the CenterIn this amazingly open moment in American Jewish history, in the spirit of innovation, and in the hope of fostering further communal…Apr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
Yehuda KurtzerTaking Nazis Personally (and Collectively)My oldest son has two Hebrew names. He is named for two of his great-grandfathers, Nathan Kurtzer and Clement Seroussi, both of blessed…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
Yehuda KurtzerPluralism and Post-Partisan Pedagogy for PesachI was asked by a couple of people recently for guidance on managing the Seder in these polarized times — and in particular, on leading…Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017
Yehuda KurtzerThe Ethics of Coalition BuildingOver the past few weeks a conversation has begin to emerge in the Jewish community about the ethics of coalition building in a time of both…Feb 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017
Yehuda KurtzerIn the Company of MenWe watched the second presidential debate last night with our little boys. It was pretty awful. For the hour before the debate we talked…Oct 10, 2016Oct 10, 2016