How to Talk About Israel
Over the course of this past year, I have spent countless hours leading conversations about Israel using a curriculum called iEngage Israel. The program which was offered in a half […]
May 13, 2021
April 20, 2021
Minnesota Rabbinical Association Letter Awaiting Chauvin Verdict
To the Minnesota Jewish Community and Beyond: We have counted 330 days since George Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin. Today many of us are counting the […]
April 2, 2021
March 24, 2021
In The Twinkling of an Eye: Five Features Of The Upcoming Pandemic Transitions
Prelude We will soon be going through a transition. Some prefer to call it the movement towards a “new” normal. In our volume L’Dor V’Dor in the Digital Age, we call it […]
March 18, 2021
The Road To Freedom Isn’t An Easy One
I dedicate these words to our neighbor George Floyd (z”l), may his memory be for a revolution. A new Pharaoh rose up over Egypt who knew not Joseph. Now, when […]
March 15, 2021
MRA Statement On Loosening COVID Restrictions
On a call earlier this week with the Minnesota Department of Health, hundreds of faith leaders across our great state were reminded by MDH about COVID precautions: “We are about […]
December 10, 2020
The Naked Truth about Chanukah
On the early morning of July 18, a protestor in Portland dubbed “Naked Athena,” wearing only a hat and facemask, approached the police at SW 3rd and Taylor. Though some […]
November 20, 2020
A Shabbat Message From The Minnesota Rabbinical Association
May such angelic presence fill the empty chairs at our tables and bring us peace.
November 13, 2020
September 23, 2020