November 2016

We Are All Leaders

Leadership is on my mind this week. We elected a new president of the United States, a leader with a ...

When Reality is Hard to Accept

I had a lot of realizations on Tuesday night, but one was particularly salient for me: whoever was going to win, half ...

Something Sacred in the Southern Soil

Throughout history, Jews have had many names, including one of my favorites: The People of the Book. We have a ...

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 ...

Voting L’Dor v’Dor

It’s Election Day.I voted early, and thank goodness, because it seems voting today may well be a story of long ...

Reflections from an Orthodox Rabbi with a Trans Child

I’m writing this as the father of a transgender child, who feels constricted in a space too narrow to accept ...

Even Those We Hate Are Made in God’s Image

There is a myth of a time when everyone in the world was able to work together on the same ...

Silver & Gold Study Buddies

My Jewish life has always been active. I became a Bat Mitzvah right on time, inherited the position of cantorial ...

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 ...

Day of Judgment

Well, folks, here we are. Just a few days out from arguably the most important election for the future of the ...