A Rabbi's Letter to the Boy Scouts About Equality
The following is a letter I sent last week to the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Nashville, TN. A native of Nashville, I once belonged to Troop 31, sponsored by St.
The Shabbat Spice: Why Friday Night Dinner Tastes So Much Better
One day, my daughter walked into the house after attending preschool.
“What’s wrong?” she asked incredulously.
“Why?” I responded, “Is something wrong?”
“Well,” my very bright 3-year-old answered, “the house smells like Shabbat and I know that today is not Shabbat.”
The Torah In Haiku: Bamidbar
We start Bamidbar
Much has happened already
Since leaving Egypt
But it's still early
Thirty-eight more years to go
Desert wandering
Experiencing Rosh Chodesh at the Kotel
This morning, we went to the Western Wall to pray with Women of the Wall for Rosh Chodesh Sivan, the festival celebrating the new month.
City Girl to Soldier Girl
“Just call him and tell him you changed your mind,” my mom said as she tore up the piece of paper I had just handed her to which I replied, “Mom, that is not how it works.” Just a month later, on a sunny morning in July 1985, my parents waved goodbye to me, their 21-year-old only child as I left
What I Brought: A Poem for the Last Day of the Omer
I stood on the border of my wilderness.
It beckons in silent commandment,
My feet feeling for the road
That is dusty and half hidden
Under brambles and
Desire.
Call-In Day for Immigration Reform
May 21, join voices from the Reform Movement across the country and call on your Senators to support comprehensive immigration reform.
Prayer for All
The past year has seen an increase in tension - and even violence - at the Kotel or Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites. Last Friday, progressive Jews worldwide were disturbed to learn of protests and near-rioting as the Women of the Wall came to pray for Rosh Chodesh at the Kotel.
See, Count, and Interpret: The Three Hands of Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh, like many things in Judaism, has three hands.
Anat Hoffman: "World's 5th Most Influential Jew"
The list is in and, according to the Jerusalem Post, our own Anat Hoffman is the 5th most influential Jew in the world.