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I grew up going to services. A lot of services. I was adept at counting the ceiling tiles, reaching into the thousands as my grasp of numbers grew more sophisticated. The melodies became part of my life soundtrack; I hummed them as my mind wandered during the rabbi’s sermon.

Including Jews of Color or multiracial families for the point of “checking it off the list” needs to bite the dust.  Multiracial families do not want to be ignored, but neither do they want to be seen as a way to achieve some sort of board directive

Six decades have not diminished my appreciation of the rabbinic mentors who symbolically escorted me to rabbinical school and upon whose shoulders I stand.