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Prepare, Otherwise We Might Just Miss It
I have felt particularly blessed lately. I just celebrated 10 years of service at my congregation. Thankfully, these 10 years have been ...
Partnership Minyans and Women’s Aliyot: A Maturing Conversation
Proponents and opponents of Partnership Minyans have jointly fostered a single narrative. In that narrative, the only relevant technical halakhic ...
In The Small Town South, Honoring Orlando Victims Is An Interfaith Experience
Communities across the nation have been gathering to honor and memorialize the Orlando victims. In Alexandria, Louisiana, community organizers chose ...
Neighbors and Strangers
I received a hate call two weeks ago. It came right after I had had the honor of offering an ...
Being Terrified, But Never Terrorized, In an LGBTQ Nightclub
In 2006, at age 23, I went to a gay bar for the first time.I went by myself, because I ...
Let Leaders Lead
It’s about time. That is the overwhelming thought that I have as I read statements from one national Jewish organization ...
From a Rabbi, An Open Letter to People Who Are LGBTQ
It is now four days since the heinous attack in Orlando. In the world of cable news, an eternity has ...
Orlando, Or-Anywhere
In the South, we often joke that central and southern Florida are just a little south of Manhattan – i.e., ...
In the Wake of Orlando, An Open Letter to LGBTQ Teens Everywhere
The last 72 hours are a study in contrast on what it means to be human. Jews across the world ...
Our Bat Mitzvah Celebration With The Community
We live in a provincial community in the UK and like in many provincial communities, attitudes towards women’s involvement in ...
Reimagining A Holocaust Classic
Music and Judaism go hand in hand. Every Shabbat service, lifecycle event, Jewish holiday or Israeli holiday has a specific song ...
A Bar Mitzvah In A Time Of Tragedy
I had planned to write about my eldest son’s bar mitzvah this weekend. I had planned to reflect upon some ...