Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried

Pamela Jay Gottfried serves as a rabbi in Metro Atlanta. She is also an artist and the author of Found in Translation: Common Words of Uncommon Wisdom. Her current writing project is a collection of creative nonfiction that includes stories and poems about her 25+ years as a parent and rabbi. Connect with her at pamelagottfried.com.


Articles by Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried

Crossing the Bridge

We are walking along a busy, suburban street that runs mostly parallel to the highway connecting our town to the ...

Memory and Desire

 “April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.” —T.S. ...

From Futility to Freedom

The following is an excerpt from my personal Haggadah, a story of my enslavement to a principle and my discovery of the ...

Bat Mitzvah Girl Speaks Volumes, Without Saying a Word

If I close my eyes and sit quietly, I can still picture the expression on her face. My breath catches ...

On the Other Side of the Mountain

Having opted to leave the Interstate and take the shortest route, I shouldn’t have been surprised to find myself traveling ...

Choose Your Word Wisely

Have you already chosen your word for 2015? The word that will focus your attention on what you want to ...

Do My Eyes Deceive Me?

I prefer to get my news by listening to public radio. Because I’m a visual learner, I’m forced to concentrate ...

#AmReading

Living in a house full of readers, I often find my book—the book that I reserved from the library to ...

Remembering Jenna

I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...

Taking the TARDIS to God

For those not immersed in the British television phenomenon that is Doctor Who, TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative ...