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For as long as I can remember, I have begun every shivah minyan by saying something like this: “The measure of a...

Each year at CCAR Convention, we honor members of our organization who were ordained 50 years ago or more. In advance of CCAR...

I grew up in a small South Georgia town. “Shabbat” services were every other Sunday evening, as our congregation of 18 or so families...

“Cuba? Why are you going to Cuba on a humanitarian mission, rabbi?” Congregants and friends asked this question numerous times after...

“Rabbi, Do You Have Five Minutes?” I am asked this question all the time. As I am walking out of the Oneg Shabbat, as I am...

There is something magical about Shabbat in Israel. The frenetic pace of the six other days of the week comes to a crawl, it is as...

Rabbis and lay leaders are rightfully anxious about the future viability of congregations due to a myriad of changes happening in...

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