I am going to start with questioning my own title. Is the work that we are doing Rebuilding Jewish life or starting all over again, Building from anew? I confess that I am not sure – but I tend towards the latter view. It is true that many people come forward and say they have […]
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Modeling the Jewish Learning and Humanity of Our Late Teacher Rabbi Michael A. Signer.
Cindy’s Experience in Poland
From whence does my love for the Yiddish song stem? It is older than my love for music. It is like a treasure in which you find the strings of a timeless violin. The Yiddish song is the celebration of the Yiddish language – and its obstinate determination to vanquish despair and resignation. Elie Wiesel […]
Krakow, Summer 2017
This past summer, I traveled to Poland to participate in the week-long Krakow Jewish Culture Festival. This was my fourth visit to Poland. I’d visited previously to teach Progressive communities in Warsaw, Gdansk, and Poznan, and lectured in Lublin and Bialystok. I’d met wonderful and thoughtful Jews (and their allies), enjoyed multiple Shabbat meals, led […]
Wrestling or Obedience?
Thoughts on Parashah Vayishlach Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, and instructed them as follows, “Thus shall you say, ‘To my lord Esau, thus says your servant Jacob: I stayed with Laban and remained until now; I have acquired cattle, asses, sheep, and male […]
Parashat Vayishlach
A few days ago I participated in a leadership seminar for young diaspora Jews studying in Israel. I shared my hotel room with a young French Jew who considered making aliyah after completing his programme. When he found out that I am a rabbinical student and that I write weekly drashot (sermons) on current Torah […]
Drasha for Shabbat Vayetzei 5777
In parashat Vayetzei we get to know two miserable sisters. The elder, Leah, is deeply depressed because her husband, Jacob, does not love her. She believes that birthing Jacob a son will make him love her. Her hopes are dashed when she sees that Jacob does not change his heart even after she has given […]
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