Tonight, Jews across the globe will begin their observance of Passover with seders – festival meals accompanied by a retelling of the Exodus narrative through stories, symbolic foods, and songs.…
December 12, 2023
Chanukah at the Governor’s Mansion
I was blessed to spend the fourth night of Chanukah with Governor Cooper and 16 clergy from the North Carolina Jewish Clergy Association at the Governor’s Mansion. Here are the…
December 12, 2023
In Honor of Rabbi David Ellenson, of blessed memory
Jews across the globe were bereft over the sudden death last week of Rabbi David Ellenson, former President of the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religious, the Reform movement’s…
December 7, 2023
Chanukah and Healing – Eight Nights of Reflections to Accompany Your Candle Lighting
This year has seen turmoil in the United States and in Israel. During this Festival of Lights we need to bring light into the world, now more than ever. Cantor…
November 28, 2023
Holding Complexity in Your Broken Heart and Finding Healing
Written upon returning from a journey of listening in Israel in mid-November 2023 There is a shattered feeling that is pervasive in Israel and Gaza. The shards of Israel’s southern…