Eric H. Yoffie

Eric Yoffie is a writer and lecturer and was President of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012. Rabbi Yoffie's writings on American religion, interreligious dialogue and Israel and the Middle East are collected at ericyoffie.com.

President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2015 in Washington D.C.

The Critics Were Wrong About Obama's Prayer Breakfast Speech

It was not "offensive." It was a powerful celebration of America's religiou...

It was not "offensive." It was a powerful celebration of America's religious tradition.

Let's Teach About Islam in Our Schools

We Americans need to teach about Islam in our public schools. This is essen...

We Americans need to teach about Islam in our public schools. This is essential because there exists in our country among all Americans—whether Jews, Christians, people of other faiths, or non-believers—a huge and profound ignorance...