Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin

Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania .has served in major rabbinic pulpits for half a century, and is a past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He is the author of Gates of Mitzvah, …And Turn It Again, and the novel Uncle Sol’s Women

Why Pray to a Silent God?

Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin
Why pray to a silent God who is not looking down at us and waiting to hear what we want or legitimately need?

In Praise of Wandering Jews

Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin

The term “wandering Jew” dates to medieval Europe and was used by Christians to describe the curse they believed adhered to the Jewish people because they rejected Jesus.

What It Was Like When Abortion Was a Crime

Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin

As the abortion issue continues to divide the United States, I think back to 1968, when I was active in the Clergy Consultation Service, an underground group of Protestant ministers and rabbis dedicated to helping women in need of abortion counseling. Many years later, I still vividly remember the story of one young woman who sought my help.