Quiet Your Soul
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 […]
September 8, 2023
August 11, 2023
Being Present to Others: My Time in the Courtroom & Community in Pittsburgh
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 […]
July 17, 2023
MRA Encourages Members of Congress to Attend the Speech by Israel’s President
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 […]
November 1, 2022
A Rabbi’s Plea To Vote Between Now And Nov. 8
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 […]
April 15, 2022
Moving from Constriction: A Passover 2022 Message
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 […]
February 4, 2022
MRA Leadership Statement On Amnesty International’s Israel Report
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 […]
January 16, 2022
MRA Message On The Congregation Beth Israel Hostage Situation
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 […]
December 2, 2021
Abortion Rights A Matter Of Jewish Values
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 […]
November 12, 2021
TC Female Clergy Respond To Damning HUC-JIR Report
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 […]
September 13, 2021
Choosing Courage
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 […]