Sukkot in a Time Of Pandemic: A Poem
Practicing Audacious Hospitality on Sukkot
I cherish the holiday of Sukkot. It beautifully encapsulates the quintessential magic of this bountiful time of year.
It's Sukkot, Let's Vote: The Letter I Wrote to My Neighbors about Our Sukkah
Dwelling in Safety on Sukkot: A Prayer for Refugees
We pray to you
Creator of the Universe,
who causes the winds to blow
and the seas to rage…
For the weary and the heart shattered
refugees
escaping violence and bloodshed and war
Family and Medical Leave Denied to Same-Sex Couples in Non-Marriage Equality States
Drive Thru Judaism: An Antidote to Quarantined Community
Inviting Guests into Your Sukkah to Take Action Against Hunger and Climate Change
On Sukkot, we celebrate the harvest.
This Temple's Award-Winning LGBTQ+ "Uninitiative" Exemplifies the Ongoing Work of Audacious Hospitality
Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley in Lowell, MA, won a 2019 URJ Belin Award for its LGBTQ+ “Uninitiative,” a series of audaciously hospitable actions to welcome and support the congregation’s LGBTQ+ community.
Galilee Diary: Seeking Common Ground II
I recently retired from my position as executive director of the educational center at Shorashim. The board decided to "exploit" this transition to hold a benefit evening for the center, featuring a performance by our Jewish-Arab youth circus, the Galilee Circus.
Yizkor
When I was growing up, the Yom Kippur afternoon Yizkor (remembrance) service was a very big deal. In fact, at Temple B’nai Jehudah in Kansas City, the N’ilah(concluding) service would be held before Yizkor, except that, as w