How I Try to Make My Words and Meditations Acceptable to God Psalm 19:14, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
If You Want to Know What It Means to Be a Reform Jew Today, Look No Further A new adult education curriculum helps us explore…
How to Get It Just Right: Follow Instructions and Improvise In the Torah portion T’rumah, the word “tavnit” or “pattern” occurs three times, referring to…
Remembering Al Vorspan, z”l: The Prophet Who Loved to Laugh Al Vorspan, a giant for social justice, died on February 17 at the age of…
On Purim, Let’s Get Vulnerable – Whether or Not We Get Drunk As we prepare to celebrate Purim, a festival of merriment and joy, many…
Reflections from the Western Wall on International Women’s Day Tonight as I gather 10 women to recite Birkat HaGomeil (after overcoming danger), I will hold…
The Soap Myth: A Conversation with Playwright Jeff Cohen The Soap Myth, a new play about Holocaust denial, stars Ed Asner and Tovah Feldshuh. 4/15/2019…
How I Found Holiness in Infertility At the end of my first year as a rabbi, as several colleagues had babies or announced they were…
Bearing Witness Today: Delayed Grief and Yom HaZikaron On Yom HaZikaron, the umbrella of grief – recent and delayed – spreads over every Israeli citizen…
Why My Introduction to Judaism Online Class Was So Valuable My fascination with the story of the Jewish people and my partner’s strong connection to…
Rising Anti-Semitism in Germany: An On-the-Ground Assessment wife and I are in Germany, so I wasn’t surprised that a few people sent me “The New…
Creating Torah from Challah and Challah from Torah What began as a one-time experiment to shape a challah to reflect the Torah portion about Noah…
Live Long and Prosper: Words of “Star Trek” and Torah for Jewish Leaders You’re probably familiar with the Star Trek hand symbol that means, “Live long and…
How and Why LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Is a Priority at Camp At our Reform summer camp, we instill in campers the importance of kavod (respect), helping…
How to Turn a Day of Love into Acts of Self-Love Perhaps the Hebrew month of Av invites us to find a balance between the…
Ask Yourself These “Audaciously Hospitable” Questions During Elul These questions are intended to honor all of us by helping to identify and acknowledge our missteps…
Finding the Beating Heart of Judaism: An Interview with Sarah Hurwitz ReformJudaism.org caught up with Sarah Hurwitz, a former White House speechwriter, first for President…
A Plea for Equality and Peace in Israel in a Children’s Sukkot Song One iconic, modern Hebrew song about Sukkot is far more than a…
How Reform Synagogues Welcomed Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum-Seekers This Sukkot Congregations from coast to coast welcomed immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees to be guests in their…
Rabbi Rick Jacobs: Liberal Zionism’s Influential and Inspiring Leader A newly published article in New York Magazine powerfully captures the work of the Reform Jewish…