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Celebrate, High Holidays, Pray, Prayer Musings, Yom Kippur
Kol Nidrei: The Power of Words
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?
The Hidden Arc of the Passover Seder
The Mishnah says the seder must begin with the disgrace of enslavement and end with praise of God. The authors of the Haggadah did a little more than that.
The Duality And Unpredictability Of Human Nature
The creation of humans and our variability expressed in Bereshit present us with endless choices and challenges for how to live our lives.
Music and Jewish Prayer
Music in Jewish worship can be high art or popular song, by solo expression or with group participation.
Gay, Gray and Jewish
A Jewish-lesbian-grandmother-feminist-activist shares her story.
Beliefs & Practices, Pray, Prayer Services
How to Have an Aliyah
What you should know before you're called to the Torah.
Yemenite Saluf With Nigella Seeds Recipe
This thick, slightly charred flatbread goes with absolutely everything.
Celebrate, Disability, Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live, Rosh Hashanah, Weddings & Marriage
Kol Yisrael Aravim Zeh Bazeh: All Israel Is Responsible for One Another
One of my family’s favorite Sarah Silverman routines plays on the Jewish habit of always claiming one of our own: ...
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
What Are You Doing Tomorrow?
As a rabbi who is blessed with the humbling privilege of leading her congregation, after the High Holy Days have ...