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92nd Street YThe Party’s Over…But The Sweetness Remains
What a time we had! I have to admit, it was one of the best weekends, not of my career, but of my life. And (Continue Reading »)
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What A Time! What A Joy! What We Have Built Together! An Amazing 25 Years!
Well, this is the weekend, the celebration of 25 years serving as Rabbi for the Temple Sinai “family of families.” I first coined that phrase (Continue Reading »)
So Beautiful! Such Amazing Colors! So Quickly Gone…
A week ago, it hit 80 degrees. And then, the temperature plunged. But on that day, that very special day we call Spring in the (Continue Reading »)
Women Make The Difference – That Is Why I Support WOTS (Women Of Temple Sinai)! One GREAT Program This Weekend For YOU To Support WOTS Too!
My mother, Lois Kestenbaum Gibson, was a feminist before they invented the term. She was an explorer, an adventurer. She left Albany, New York on (Continue Reading »)
If The Last Supper Was NOT A Passover Seder, Do We Have To Fight About It?
This week, a Coptic Christian cathedral in Cairo was attacked by young Muslims throwing rocks, according to international news reports. This was after President Mohamed (Continue Reading »)
“Pour Out Your Wrath…” Say It? Bury It? Or Teach It?
This passage (Sh’foch Cha-mat-cha in Hebrew) found in the traditional Haggada is such a departure from our usual sentiments when discussing our faith. Instead of emphasizing (Continue Reading »)
There Is A New Pope
In July of 1978, I entered my first intensive Hebrew class at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute or Religion in Jerusalem. Before leaping into rabbinic texts, (Continue Reading »)
30 Years On…
On Sunday I am heading off to Southern California for the annual meeting of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). I enjoy attending these (Continue Reading »)
Amalek – The Forever Foe – A Bar Mitzvah Memory
Is it possible to have an existential enemy? Someone we despise so much that there can be no peace, no compromise, no truce, no attempt (Continue Reading »)
I Kissed A Torah Today, Redux
This blog is in honor of my beloved friend, rabbi, teacher and mentor, David Hartman, who died in Jerusalem this week. He lived from 1931-2013. (Continue Reading »)
