Rabbi Billy Dreskin

Rabbi Billy Dreskin is rabbi emeritus at Woodlands Community Temple near White Plains, New York. In retirement, he spends much of his time writing music which you can hear at Jonah's Trading Post. His rabbinic writings are online at his personal website and at The Jonah Maccabee Foundation.

Not All Rebellions Look (or End) Like Korach's Did

Rabbi Carole B. Balin, Ph.D.
and Rabbi Billy Dreskin
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States this year, Rabbi Carole Balin, Ph.D., is sharing eight chapters of an "alternative Book of Numbers” designed to tell the stories of Jewish women who combined civic engagement with Jewish values in a 40-year struggle “in the wilderness” to pass the 19th Amendment.​
Small brown bird standing on grey stone

All of Life's Ninths of Av

Rabbi Billy Dreskin

I have a story to tell you. It’s about a tiny bird. But I’ll come back to that.

Tishah B’Av has been set aside as a day for the Jewish community to remember the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple two thousand years ago. Traditionally, this day is observed

Gabe and his family at his bar mitzvah

How One Family Reclaimed its Jewish Heritage

Rabbi Billy Dreskin

We are fortunate that Reform Judaism makes it possible for us to embrace all who step into Jewish life and endeavor to create sacred space for those they love.

LGBT Pride Month: Do What’s Right and Don’t Make a Fuss

Rabbi Billy Dreskin

I did not know that June is LGBT Pride Month. I'm not gay, which may or may not be a valid excuse. That being said, gay rights is one of the critical issues in these beginning years of the 21st century. I may not be marching down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June

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