Listen: The Power of Tekiah Gedolah
“Wake up, wake up, you sleepers from your sleep, and awake you slumberers from your slumber.” (Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 3:4)
Scattershot: A Poem for Psalm 123
I walk a path of in-betweens;
Of not-quites
and almosts--
Scattershot potential
spread before me
In infinite array.
Jewish Sleepaway Camp Through a Mother’s Eyes: Before and After
Inclusion is Intentional
This post is part of #JDAMblogs, a series of blog posts throughout the Jewish community during the month of February in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month (JDAM).
A Cantor's Experience of Living with a Disability
This post is part of #JDAMblogs, a series of blog posts throughout the Jewish community during the month of February in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month (JDAM).
Reform Synagogue Vandalized in Israel
Today my heart is heavy as I write to you about the vandalism of a Reform synagogue this past Thursday in Ra'anana, Israel. This was the fifth time in four years in which such an act was carried out against this congregation
Engaging with the Tribe When You Don't Live Anywhere Near It
To be a Jew is to be part of a community, affectionately referred to as a “Member of the Tribe,” the People Israel. Indeed, much of Jewish life requires more than the individual: traditionally, a minyan, a group of 10 learned Jews, is considered essential to many parts of Jewish worship.
Dayenu: A Passover Poem for Jewish Disability Awareness Month
This poem was initially published in Moment magazine.
Galilee Diary: Catching Up
Our rabbis taught: A year may be declared a leap year on three grounds: on account of the premature state of the grain crop, or that of the fruit trees, or on account of the lateness of the equinox. Any two of these reasons can justify declaring a leap year, but not one alone.
When the Door Isn’t Always Open: Inclusion and Jewish Teens
This post is part of #JDAMblogs, a series of blog posts throughout the Jewish community during the month of February in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month (JDAM).