Election 2016

Turkey Day – Trouble or Treat?

For many of us, the Thanksgiving holiday is like a ritual that we observe similarly each and every year. We ...

Fall Fashion: Election Day Edition

Leaving the school parking lot on the last Friday before we return to standard time, I see red. The leaves ...

A Fresh Start on Wednesday?

I have been silent from the bima (pulpit) about the election. There have been many discussion in rabbi listservs and ...

Perhaps the Power is in Our Hands

Who in this day and age is free of worry? Anxiety is at it all time high in this country.And, ...

Samantha Bee for President!

Ok people have you been watching “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”? For heaven’s sakes, why not?!? During this election season, ...

AIPAC, Trump and Civility Through the Eyes of a Teenager

I was woken up last week, early Tuesday morning to be told by television producers for the news program on ...

Standing Up For Our Principles, Not Demagoguery

Last week I had a nasty bout of stomach flu. One of those batten down the hatches, no food for ...

5 Tips for Talking to Your Child about the Election

1. Let children know that healthy debate is good. They can be curious about the opinions of others and ask ...

Never Talk About These 2 Things at Your Dinner Table?

When I was growing up the common wisdom was, if possible, to avoid conversations of religion and politics around the dinner ...

How Jewish Is Bernie Sanders?

How Jewish is Bernie Sanders? This question rose to the surface after Sanders’ historic victory in the New Hampshire Democratic ...