Reflections on 50 Years as a R...
I was ordained a rabbi on the Shabbat before the Six-Day War erupted in Israel in 1967. Little did I realize then how powerfully...
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Knowing Before Whom I Stand
Bashert: I believe that my encounters in the Rabbinate were meant to be! My paternal grandmother was my first spiritual teacher. Her...
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Little did I know that when I was accepted to a new undergraduate-graduate program at HUC-JIR and the University of Cincinnati in...
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As the 50th anniversary of my ordination at HUC-JIR approaches, I’d like to share three of the most rewarding aspects of my...
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I grew up in a loving Orthodox family in Boston. When I was 9 years old, my world changed. I was playing in the streets with an...
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Let me begin this blog by saying that I grew up in Cincinnati, for many years the beating heart of Reform Judaism in America,...
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The gift of being a Rabbi was not a conscious decision but rather a tender and loving commandment “This is what you will...
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On this eve of Thanksgiving, I am reflecting deeply and with profound movement of spirit and heart upon two weeks of listening,...
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