A Letter to My Daughter on Her Many Names
In Jewish tradition we say that “a good name is better than riches." We hope we gave you names that convey attributes we value and hope to help nurture and develop in you.
#GamAni: My #MeToo Story as a Jewish Male Survivor
My sexual harassment was treated – by my harasser, by my peers, and even by my teachers – as “just a joke,” as though the violation of my body was something to laugh at. My experience is not unique.
A New Jewish Initiative Will Stand Up for Immigrant and Refugee Justice
On the eve of Yom HaShoah, the Kraus Family Foundation and the Union for Reform Judaism announced a new initiative to galvanize people to action around the immigration and refugee crisis in the U.S.
Bearing Witness Today: Delayed Grief and Yom HaZikaron
How to Get New Congregational Leaders into the Pipeline
Here are some useful answers to one of the questions congregational leaders ask most: “How can we find new leaders?”
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 Sunday coordinated attacks on churches and hotels.
How Does Your Judaism Spark Joy?
If I ask myself, "Do these things spark joy?" that's different than asking if I need or even if I want them, isn't it? And it's definitely different than asking if these things make me happy, right?
Yom HaShoah: When Will Senseless Hatred Be a Thing of the Past?
On Yom HaShoah, I will attend a ceremony at Yad Vashem. While it would be good to hear Israeli leaders talk about anti-Semitism in the past tense, I doubt it will happen.
What God Is and What God Is Not
People often ask me: How could a good God allow the Holocaust to happen? The best answer to this question, I believe, lies in the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Remembering My Mom and Making Her Legacy a Blessing
Planning to offer brief remarks before Kaddish for my mother, I found it much harder to summarize her life than it had been for my father four years earlier.