by Rachel Ain | Jul 14, 2022 | Opinion
How does one define themselves in 2022? Through their nationality? Gender? Sexual identity? Religious (or non-religious) practice? Profession? A combination of everything? While these weren’t questions that I focused on in any meaningful way when I was a child, I knew...
by Good Faith Media | Apr 29, 2022 | News
Rachel Ain is rabbi at Sutton Place Synagogue in midtown Manhattan, New York. 1. What story, verse or passage from your faith tradition’s sacred texts has significantly influenced / shaped your life? There are two passages, both from the book of Genesis, that...
by Rachel Ain | Mar 7, 2022 | Opinion
I applied to rabbinical school over 20 years ago. When asked to share a favorite piece of rabbinic literature, I decided to teach a text where the ancient rabbis “imagined” what biblical Sarah was doing during the binding of Isaac. I wanted to show that it is...
by Rachel Ain | Jan 25, 2022 | Opinion
I don’t like thinking of myself as someone where fear was a narrative thread in my life and yet, there have been moments in my life when I was taught to be afraid. As a child of the 80’s, I was terrified of AIDS. I was told not to drink and drive. I remember Nancy...
