Quiet Your Soul
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Part One of a Three-Part Series on Shabbat The celebrated author, Aldous Huxley, published The Perennial Philosophy in 1945. He called his era, “the age of noise,” and railed against […]
Continue readingSeptember 8, 2023
August 11, 2023
Being Present to Others: My Time in the Courtroom & Community in Pittsburgh
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I took a deep breath, made the call, said ‘yes’ and plunged in. I have experience, I have degrees and a board certification to back me up, yet even with […]
Continue readingJuly 17, 2023
MRA Encourages Members of Congress to Attend the Speech by Israel’s President
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The Minnesota Rabbinical Association is the largest rabbinic organization representing the Jewish community throughout Minnesota. As a diverse group with different theological and political understandings, we are able to find […]
Continue readingNovember 1, 2022
A Rabbi’s Plea To Vote Between Now And Nov. 8
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On the secular anniversary of the horrific shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh four years ago, I write as a rabbi who has stayed out of partisan politics […]
Continue readingApril 15, 2022
Moving from Constriction: A Passover 2022 Message
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This year, the Passover journey from Egypt and slavery to freedom and human dignity feels particularly poignant. The Hebrew word for Egypt, mitzrayim, also connotes “the narrow place,” a place […]
Continue readingFebruary 4, 2022
MRA Leadership Statement On Amnesty International’s Israel Report
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Amnesty International recently published a report entitled Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity. Several rabbinic organizations have issued critical responses to this report, including […]
Continue readingJanuary 16, 2022
MRA Message On The Congregation Beth Israel Hostage Situation
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לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ׃ For the sake of my friends and companions, I pray that peace be yours. (Psalm 122) From the events of this past Shabbat, once again […]
Continue readingDecember 2, 2021
Abortion Rights A Matter Of Jewish Values
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On the third day of Hanukkah, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This is one of the most consequential lawsuits in decades concerning […]
Continue readingNovember 12, 2021
TC Female Clergy Respond To Damning HUC-JIR Report
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The release of a 37-page report this week that detailed a number of acts of gender, LGBTQ, and racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and bullying from a number of professors and […]
Continue readingSeptember 13, 2021
Choosing Courage
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Kol haolam kulo gesher tzar meod. V’haikar lo lifached klal. The whole world is a very narrow bridge. The main thing is not to fear. Sung in summer camp or […]
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