Writings

Here are some of my other writings and media mentions:

Quoted in this article about comforting mourners, “They’re In A Better Place’ And The Christian White-Washing Of Grief” in Huffington Post

Included in this article in the Jerusalem Post on Jewish social media influencers discussing the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Featured in these articles in Grist on green burial and funerals for human composting

Featured in this article in Yahoo News on Hanukkah and Christmas

My TikToks are linked in this article on Reproductive Freedom in The Washington Post

Quoted in this article on Movement Chaplaincy in the Times of Israel

My blog posts on My Jewish Learning

“What’s the Best Approach to Dealing with Christmas?” in Jewish in Seattle magazine

“Building the Parapet of Gun Legislation” a chapter in Not By Might: Channeling the Power of Faith to End Gun Violence

A Prayer for Healing after a Hate Crime and Prayer for One Entering Natural Organic Reduction on Ritualwell

“Peace Parasha: Tisha B’Av–Kindness, Justice and Righteousness,” Americans for Peace Now

“Jacob and Laban: How Not to do Healthcare” on Torah from T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

“The Voice Trembles: Parashat Tzav” on Torah from T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

“Amplifying My ‘Still, Small Voice’ to Testify Against Human Trafficking” on the website of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

A contribution to The Other Side of the Sea: A Haggadah on Fighting Modern-Day Slavery, published by T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

“Identity, Status and Rabbinic Leadership in Contemporary Judaism” in The Reconstructionist

“The Politics of Judaism” (book review) in The Reconstructionist

“Reading Toevah: Biblical Scholarship and Difficult Texts” in The Reconstructionist (recently cited in a footnote in this article on cross-dressing)

“Membership, Identity and Status” (book review) in The Reconstructionist

“Yom Haherut: Celebrating our American Redemption” in Reconstructionism Today

I have also contributed commentary to Kol Haneshamah: Prayers for a House of Mourning, published by Reconstructionist Press and the chapter on “Shavuot” for A Guide to Jewish Practice, vol. 2: Shabbat and Holidays