Pray
Hot ShoTz and Tefillahpalooza, Part Deux
Back in October, we tried something new at the day school half of my job: Tefillahpalooza. You can read the ...
Can I Pray in the Name of Jesus?
A chaplain's experience with a Christian patient.
Reciting Kaddish in Unconventional and Unorthodox Circumstances
There were a couple of times when I said Kaddish in some unconventional or “unorthodox” circumstances, but they were quite ...
Struggling with the Shabbos Bride
Lekhah Dodi (‘Come my friend’) is the hymn sung on Friday night to welcome Shabbat. The prayer begins, “Come my friend, ...
Shelo Asani Isha
It was mid-August and the air conditioning was broken in the café on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Across ...
Mothers and Daughters in Shul
I was sitting in synagogue beside a beautiful, ornate, wood carved mechitzah when I saw something I had never noticed ...
Never/ Yes Again
On June 20th, 2014, Rabbi Ellen Lippmann offered the following words of prayer at the UJA-Federation’s “Community Conversation on LGBTQ Engagement,” ...
A Prayer for the 3 Kidnapped Israeli Teens
Today, among the many other things you do in your busy life, pray for the safe return of three kidnapped ...
Praying for Dad
For many, Father’s Day is a time to honor our fathers, and this year, it has particular significance to my ...
What is a Community?
A few days ago, I ran across an article asking a rabbi what a person could do instead of going ...
Don’t Pray, Communicate! A Book Review of Holistic Prayer
To understand the newest book by Rabbi Avi Weiss one needs to tell a story that appears in the book, ...
With Love for Mr. Awesome
The relationships that are forged at Jewish summer camp last forever. As a URJ Jacobs Camp camper, staff member, and ...