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 ...