Newsweek Columnists - Rabbi Marc Gellman - The Spiritual State

A Rabbi's Open Letter to Bernie Madoff

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:29:20 GMT

Measuring the toll of the disgraced financier.

Rabbi Gellman: Try a Small Act of Kindness

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:08:51 GMT

Try a small act of kindness at Thanksgiving. It could turn into something big.

Is Obama's Election the End of Identity Politics?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:08:56 GMT

Let's hope the election of Barack Obama will allow us to better embrace our differences and our disagreements.

How the Financial Crisis Affects U.S. Churches

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:19:52 GMT

How the financial crisis is affecting America's churches.

Gellman: Resisting the Seduction of Eloquence

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:56:47 GMT

A lesson for the election.

Rabbi Gellman: Our Prejudices and the Election

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:04:30 GMT

The most important question for people of faith in campaign 2008.

Rabbi Gellman: The Spiritual Significance of Turf Grass

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:12:32 GMT

The spiritual significance of turf grass.

Atheists and believers fight over God--and Einstein

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:55:48 GMT

Believers and atheists try to claim the genius for their own side.

Gellman: Rabbi and the Rosaries

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:01:56 GMT

A tale of hope about freedom, philanthropy and how ordinary people can make a difference.

Obama's Pastor Problem

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:48:38 GMT

How the candidate should explain why he stood by his mentor, even while rejecting the reverend's views

Gellman: Valentine’s Day and Porn

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:29:44 GMT

I want everyone to vow: This year, I will have sex only with someone I love.

Choosing Outside the Chosen

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:43:10 GMT

Through intermarriage, the U.S. Jewish population is rapidly shrinking.

Gellman: How to Observe MLK Day

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:08:58 GMT

How Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us of the necessity, and the miracle, of hope.

Reconciling Faith and Reason

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:57:09 GMT

Mitt Romney argues that people of faith share a common creed of moral convictions. But is that really true? And where does human reason enter the equation?

Gellman: How to Find an Angel

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:59:29 GMT

Debunking the myth of cherubs, wings and rosy cheeks.

Gellman: Chanukah’s Real Meaning

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:47:40 GMT

The lesson of this holiday is that all zealots must be defeated.

Gellman: Are Miracles Real?

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:34:30 GMT

Indian guru Sri Chinmoy was able to lift airplanes and elephants and thousands of people. That's why I believe faith without miracles is empty.

Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:55:46 GMT

What I want to say to a person of prejudice.