One of my teachers loves to share a funny and profound story, which I will tell as I remember it. In the 1970’s, she and some other female rabbis noticed a lack of meaningful rituals for baby naming for girls. As scholars and feminists, they wanted to create something that was not simply a “female […]
Parshat Toldot 13/11/2015
The story of this week’s Parsha is a familiar one— the story of Jacob and Esau, the loss of a birthright and the trickery of a son who desires to get the blessing of the firstborn over his brother. Amid the descriptions of the parental favoritism and all of issues involving the relationship between Esau […]
Dvar Torah Netzavim
September 11th, 2015/27 Elul 5775 In just a few days, we will gather as a community for Rosh Hashanah. This day of celebration and reflection gives us a much needed chance to be thankful for all that the past year has brought, and also gives us space to work on the challenges and pain that […]
Parshat Ki Tavo
September 4th, 2015/Elul 20, 5775 For those of you who have attended a Shabbat morning service, the ceremony for taking out and returning the Torah can often feel very theatrical. We rise, we bow, we face the ark, we turn and march around the synagogue, with many kissing the Torah as it passes. Only when […]
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