My (Privileged) Struggle to Find Meaning in Jewish Peoplehood Weeks after I prayed at the Western Wall at the start of the new Hebrew month…
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After Poway: A Round-Up of News Stories, Statements, Resources, and More Following Saturday’s deadly shooting at Chabad of Poway in California, Reform Jewish clergy, activists,…
Our Enemies Will Not Defeat or Define Us The Passover story reminds us that in every generation an enemy rises up to destroy us. These…
#GamAni: My #MeToo Story as a Jewish Male Survivor My sexual harassment was treated – by my harasser, by my peers, and even by my…
9 Recipes to Indulge in Chametz after the Holiday Whether you observe seven or eight days of Passover and its dietary restrictions, get ready to…
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…
The Four Questions I’m Asking About Israel This Year Living in Israel demands that I ask myself four new and difficult questions this Passover. 4/23/2019…
How My Kippah is Both a Symbol of Pride and a Target for Hate When we arrived in Israel, I removed it my kippah. I’d…
7 Ideas for Observing Yom HaShoah This Year Here are just a few of the many stories, prayers, and other resources to help you commemorate…
An Old Jewish Story, a Modern Elephant Sanctuary, and a Lifelong Lesson Weeks after my return from Elephant Nature Park, I still hold the memory…
For Sri Lanka, On a Day of Blood and Prayer Liturgist Alden Solovy’s prayer on behalf of the people of Sri Lanka following the Easter…
How Shared Narratives Can Foster Hope for Healing Narratives of Jews and Indigenous people differ greatly. But both groups have suffered unspeakable hardships and must…
Empty Chairs and Stained Napkins: A Passover Prayer for Peace When we gather on April 19 and 20 to mark the first two nights of…
7 Ways to Observe Yom HaShoah This Year Here are just a few of the many stories, prayers, and other resources to help you commemorate…
What Foods Will Make Passover Meaningful for You? As Reform Jews, it is incumbent upon us as individuals to determine which Passover practices are personally…
Let My Popcorn Go: Rethinking Passover’s Forbidden Foods Jews, our rabbi insisted, have a duty to resist this mistaken and harmful tradition by making it…
Host a More Welcoming Seder with This Potato Kugel – Yes, Really! My recipe for a delicious potato kugel is a delicious, unique way to introduce…
Election Results in Israel: What Do They Mean for Reform Jews? Last week, Israelis re-elected Benjamin Netanyahu to an unprecedented fifth term as prime minister.…
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…
Mourning the Fire at Notre Dame: A Rabbi’s Perspective In March 2012, I visited Paris in my capacity as then-president of the World Union for…