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Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Rabbi Cary Kozberg is the rabbi of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, and the Jewish chaplain at Kensington Place in Columbus. He has been an advocate of Jews learning self-defense for more than three decades.
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Rules. Credit: geralt/Pixabay.
Chosen for what? A post-Shavuot reflection
In gratitude for liberating us from Egypt, we agreed to be God’s eternal covenant partners.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
June 5, 2025
Remnants of Torah scrolls found years after being hidden were buried in Warsaw on April 19, 2017. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.
Not just a list of names
Should the tally of hostages be disposed of like a sacred document and buried in a cemetery?
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
May 5, 2025
Illustration of a Purim grogger. Photo by Sophie Gordon/Flash90.
Will the sound of the ‘grogger’ ring as loudly this Purim?
Joy may increase as the holiday approaches, but so does regret as the battle against enemies of the Jewish people continues.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
March 3, 2025
The Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the city of Bethlehem, Nov. 30, 2024. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.
A rabbi’s Christmas wishes
My prayer is that by this time next year, the world will reflect a stronger spirit of wisdom and charity.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Dec. 17, 2024
Passover. Credit: Chava Goldstain/Shutterstock.
Understanding an old joke in a new way
"They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat" means more than you might think.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
April 3, 2024
A mugshot of Jewish American gangster Bugsy Siegel taken in 1928. Source: New York Police Department/Wikimedia
It’s time for American Jews to toughen up
We must teach our children to defend themselves by themselves.
Charles Jacobs and Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Jan. 30, 2024
Guns and ammunition. Credit: Kiattipong/Shutterstock
‘Before all hell breaks loose’
It’s time for American Jews to put their scruples aside and learn the responsible use of firearms.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Oct. 25, 2023