The Samson Bat Mitzvah Connection

The Samson Bat Mitzvah Connection Today, our most excellent older daughter Paris (known in Hebrew mommy speak as “HaG’dolah – … More

Three Things

In Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers, we learn, The world stands on three things: Torah, Service, and Acts … More

I once met a woman who called herself ‘Snail Tracks.’ She attributed her curious choice of nomenclature to a medieval … More

On Passover we celebrate our people’s escape from Egyptian slavery. This is the signature event upon which our fundamental relationship … More

The following story is told about the young Ba’al Shem Tov, known then as Eliezer. As a youth, Eliezer … More

Catholic Israel No, it’s not about the Crusades or any Christian movement in the Holy Land. Catholic Israel was a … More

Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2012 Every convert to Judaism has their stories about the experience. (I see some heads out there … More

A Queer Eye for the Jewish People Erev Rosh Hashanah 2012 Rabbi Dawn Rose Last year I began having an … More