Rav Daniel Burg

I am the rabbi of Beth Am, an urban, egalitarian congregation located in the historic Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City.

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

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Here's my new essay in @Hartman_Inst Sources. My argument is that we must both uplift the work of social justice and challenge assumptions about why and how we do it — especially the language we use to talk about it!

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

Our “I Can’t be Bothered” Moment https://t.co/tXhnmmvNft

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

@Zeke_Cohen Mazel tov!

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

Mazel tov to @Zeke_Cohen on his inauguration as the first Jewish Baltimore City Council President in over 40 years. Great speech today (and perfect pronunciation of hutzpah!)

[Brandon M. Scott @MayorBMScott]

Sat with faith leaders from across the city for lunch yesterday to discuss the work we’re doing today to help Baltimore achieve its full potential. We have seen a lot of progress in our squeegee efforts, reducing violence, and tackling vacants.

[ארץ נהדרת @Eretz_Nehederet]

בלי העולם, יהיה בסדר.

[Maryland Matters || bsky @marylandmatters.org @marylandmatters]

Four Baltimore-area clergy weigh in on the juvenile justice debate in Annapolis https://t.co/gvCfxZi10p

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

Rabbi Daniel Burg, Bishop JL Carter, Imam Earl El-Amin, and Rev. Marlon Tilghman on proposed youth justice bill:
"[T]his legislation responds more to the perception of youth crime than to empirical evidence about what is in the best interests of our communities and our children."

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

"To my mind it begs a question: If the problem is crime perception, if the problem is how we think about our youth, wouldn't courageous leadership in this moment challenge those false assumptions, to help MD residents recalibrate perceptions to match reality?" Wouldn't it indeed.

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

Rabbi Burg cited @SenBillFerg's words at a press conference announcing his new juvenile justice bill: "While youth account for less than 10% of the crimes committed, unfortunately, it is clear that they've become the largest part of the crime perception challenge in MD," adding

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

At @Beth_Am_Balt Saturday, @TheUrbanRabbi related Maimonides' teaching on impulsiveness to MD youth justice policy:
"Impulsivity is destructive, even dangerous, when in leads to bad policy, and that's what I fear could be happening right now in Annapolis."
https://t.co/pfk31gtExL

[Sam Sokol @SamuelSokol]

Inside the ultra-Orthodox Operation to Bring Cholent to Israel's Troops

I went down south with a group of Haredi volunteers bringing traditional Jewish dishes to IDF soldiers on the Gaza border. This is my report for @haaretzcom

https://t.co/V4obYEwljS

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

@eric_hontz Thanks!

[Jonathan Eig @jonathaneig]

I’ve been Onionized!

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

What a terrific and powerful evening! Honored to host @jonathaneig and @DrDonteLHickman for #AwakeningFromtheDream. Check out King: A Life!

[Jonathan Eig @jonathaneig]

Got to meet ER Shipp, one of my journalism heroes, last night at the #KingALife book event in Baltimore. What an honor!

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

What a great evening! Thanks to @jonathaneig @DrDonteLHickman and the Tzedek Beth Am team for a powerful and important conversation. So glad attendees were also able to support @urbanreadsbooks !

[Jonathan Eig @jonathaneig]

Thanks to Tia Hamilton, owner of @urbanreadsbooks. At last night’s event she asked customers buying copies of #KingALife to buy books for people who are incarcerated…and more than 20 people came through. Keep up the great work.

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

Awakening from the Dream: Martin Luther King and the Meaning(s) of a Life https://t.co/piBmXE9rlN

[Rav Daniel Burg @TheUrbanRabbi]

Me: Did you see the creator of Dilbert is racist? My Wife: No big surprise. It’s about lazy white guys trying to avoid work at the office.