January 2015
From State of the Union to Congregational Life, Meaning and Mission Come First
“It’s now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next 15 years, and for decades to ...
My Big Happy Greek-Ashkenazi Family
When I was in Israel this fall, I ended up going to a Sephardic synagogue one Shabbat morning, and served ...
Not Seen and Not Heard
Last week, the Israeli ultra-Orthodox paper, HaMevaser, photoshopped German Chancellor Angela Merkel out of a photograph of the solidarity march ...
How Do You “Feel” Jewish?
At my congregation in New Orleans, I teach an adult beginner Hebrew class. There are many different types of students ...
Open to Me the Gates of Righteousness: Breaking Down Gender Binaries
“Open to me the gates of righteousness,” says the Psalmist, “that I may enter and acknowledge the Holy One.”Throughout our ...
“The State of the Union is …”
Every January I reflect on the lessons of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his good friend Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
We Must Still Dream!
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its ...
One Thing You Can Do to Honor MLK Day
As a member of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, Keshet is proud to join with many of our fellow social ...
Transplants, Replanting, and Reigniting: A Southern Jewish Story of Eternal Light
We use the phrase “transplants” often down here—referring to the “Yankees” who for one reason or another found themselves down South. ...
“Never Again”…Again and Again and Again
Long ago, legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sang in his gravelly tones, that “the times, they are a-changing.” He was a truth teller ...