Lee B. Kass

Lee B. Kass is adjunct professor of botany and genetics at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Kass conducts research in history of science and plant biodiversity and co-teaches a graduate Genetics Seminar at WVU. She is an active member of Tree of Life Congregation in Morgantown, WV, participating from afar in services and other events offered remotely by Rabbi Joe Hample since mid-March 2020.

Forest path with light shining through and if elucidating the way

High Holidays

What Does it Mean to Make Successful T’shuvah?

Lee B. Kass

August 20, 2020

For the first time this year, High Holidays will be conducted remotely for our community – but it will show us that we can, as Rabbi John Rosove taught, truly “overcome the past for the sake of a better future.”

Jewish History

The Day the Music Died: Jewish Lessons from a Previous Plague

Lee B. Kass

August 10, 2020

As we consider our preparations for the Days of Awe, let us be thankful that science has permitted us to understand how plagues are spread and seek out knowledgeable guidance from those who can protect us in 2020.