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Being Inspiring and Being Inspired
Earlier this week I had the distinct honor to be named one of America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis, by the national independent Jewish newspaper the Forward. The Forward, one of the oldest Jewish publications in the country, is so well respected that it was of particular note when I along with 31 of my colleagues from…
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Open Closed Open
Those of you on Facebook understand Facebook memories, when the social media site selects a posting from the past to remind you of what you posted on that day in years past. Recently Facebook has been reminding me of my trip to Israel l took a year ago at this time. It was a trip…
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Carpooling with Rabbi
Recently our Community Engagement Coordinator Kirsten moved to a new house, just a few blocks from my son’s school. I would need to pass by on my way to the synagogue after I did morning school dropoff, so I offered to give her a ride. Now you can come with. We’ve always have great conversations…
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Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is a reflection I wrote yesterday on the Rabbis Without Borders blog on My Jewish Learning. Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
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Why I Created a Petition to Change the (Future) Dates of Olympia Arts Walk
Last week it felt like two simultaneous preparations were happening. People were prepping for Passover, getting boxes of matzo, choosing recipes, sending and accepting invitations to Seder. And people were prepping for Olympia Spring Arts Walk, hanging art in downtown businesses, tuning up instruments, putting last minute preparations into Procession of the Species costumes. And…
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The Child We Think We Should Be, and the Child We Ought to Be: A Reflection for the Seder
The Seder is the story of a journey, and the Haggadah is the guidebook. Through engaging with symbolic foods and meaningful text, we retell the story of the Exodus. There are fourteen parts to the Seder, each one its own step in the journey. The section “Maggid” (“telling”) is dedicated to telling the story in dramatic…
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Why We Get Sick
Recently on one of my rabbinic listservs, a colleague asked about this week’s Torah portion of Metzorah. The portion speaks of tzara’at, the biblical affliction commonly translated as leprosy (but not really connected to what we consider leprosy). This portion and last week’s, named Tazria, both deal with this issue. In fact the two portions…
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Bicenntenial
In honor of my 200th post on this blog, I have decided to redo the format. I like this new style in that it allows easy access to my most recent posts, with a picture for each. Let me know what you think. I’ve also changed the domain name to be http://www.rabbi360.com. You could reach it…
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What We are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
If it’s the first Wednesday of the month, it is time again for me to take my turn on the Rabbis Without Borders blog on MyJewishLearning. Here it is: What We Are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
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