Rabbi Jen Gubitz (she/her) serves as Director of Jewish Engagement at Temple Shalom of Newton and is the founder of Modern JewISH Couples. She is the co-host of the OMfG Podcast: Jewish Wisdom for Unprecedented Times and recently completed an intensive certificate in Family Therapy through Therapy Training Boston. She is a proud product of Indiana University's Borns Jewish Studies Program and URJ Goldman Union Camp (GUCI), a Reform Jewish summer camp in Zionsville, IN. Her writing appears in the Boston Globe, Romper, and Lilith Magazine. Visit her website to learn more.
Rabbi Jen Gubitz
From Crimea: "Tell Them There are Still Jews Here"
Overcome with emotion, the young man confined to a wheelchair began to sob. “Please tell them – tell everyone – that there are still Jews here…”
Walking outside into the crisp, salty Black Sea air, there wasn’t much to say.
Running on Narrow Bridges
Kol ha'Olam - the whole world was glued to Boston this week. The beautiful weekend, followed by an amazing race, with perfect running conditions. The only heartbreak, we thought, being the hills of Newton. Kol ha'Olam - the whole world gathered to cheer on world-class athletes, a world-class race course, with world-class fans. Kol ha'Olam - we know that in this whole world, we are not the only ones who face and fear tragedies like this and yet, Kol ha'Olam - it feels today in our whole world of Boston that we are under siege, and we are scared and we fear for our safety, for the safety of our loved ones, and for the safety of those we don't even know.
