Being a Light to the Nations - Kol Ami newsletter 7-13-2021
07/14/2021 07:05:07 AM
Jul14
Rabbi's Week in Review
Tisha B’Av — the ninth day of the month of Av — comes this Saturday evening and Sunday. It commemorates all of the JRead more...
Tisha B’Av — the ninth day of the month of Av — comes this Saturday evening and Sunday. It commemorates all of the JRead more...
Setting Our Course Together - Kol Ami newsletter 7-6-2021
07/06/2021 06:01:08 PM
Jul6
Rabbi's Week in Review
While on vacation last week, my work as a Fellow in the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI) began in earnest. (This is the twoRead more...
While on vacation last week, my work as a Fellow in the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI) began in earnest. (This is the twoRead more...
"A Different Way Forward" - Kol Ami newsletter 6-29-2021
06/29/2021 06:01:23 PM
Jun29
Rabbi's Week in Review
I write this week’s blog while spending some time away, celebrating my mother-in-law's 85th birthday in the mountains of URead more...
I write this week’s blog while spending some time away, celebrating my mother-in-law's 85th birthday in the mountains of URead more...
The Study of Angels - Kol Ami Newsletter 6-22-2021
06/22/2021 05:05:38 PM
Jun22
This Week's Torah Portion
For some time now, I have been one of a few rabbinic alumni and teachers from my seminary — Academy for Jewish ReligionRead more...
For some time now, I have been one of a few rabbinic alumni and teachers from my seminary — Academy for Jewish ReligionRead more...
Navigating the Newest Normal - Kol Ami Newsletter 6-15-2021
06/15/2021 05:05:08 PM
Jun15
Rabbi's Week in Review
It is wonderful to be together with people we have not seen for so long, and that includes the occasional hug. At the same tRead more...
It is wonderful to be together with people we have not seen for so long, and that includes the occasional hug. At the same tRead more...
"Defining Who We Are" - Kol Ami Newsletter 6-8-2021
06/08/2021 05:10:08 PM
Jun8
Rabbi's Week in Review
As I write this, I am watching the annual Kennedy Center Honors. In any year, I am more a fan of some honorees than others,Read more...
As I write this, I am watching the annual Kennedy Center Honors. In any year, I am more a fan of some honorees than others,Read more...
"Argument for the Sake of Heaven" - Kol Ami Newsletter 6-1-2021
06/01/2021 04:45:08 PM
Jun1
Rabbi's Week in Review
If I had to land on an overarching theme and/or feeling for the past week, it would be tension. In an elongated period of pRead more...
If I had to land on an overarching theme and/or feeling for the past week, it would be tension. In an elongated period of pRead more...
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" - Kol Ami Newsletter 5-25-2021
05/25/2021 04:30:08 PM
May25
Rabbi's Week in Review
Last week seemed all about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (I could still say more.) Notwithstanding a ceasefire that seemRead more...
Last week seemed all about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (I could still say more.) Notwithstanding a ceasefire that seemRead more...
"The Courage to Work for Peace" - Kol Ami Newsletter 5-18-2021
05/18/2021 03:30:23 PM
May18
Rabbi's Week in Review
This has been a troubling week in the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has again turned violent. There is nothiRead more...
This has been a troubling week in the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has again turned violent. There is nothiRead more...
"The Renewable Energy of Torah" - Kol Ami Newsletter 5-11-2021
05/11/2021 05:25:08 PM
May11
Rabbi's Week in Review
This coming Sunday evening and Monday (and also Tuesday for more ritually observant Jews who live outside Israel), we will cRead more...
This coming Sunday evening and Monday (and also Tuesday for more ritually observant Jews who live outside Israel), we will cRead more...
"A Time for Celebration" - Kol Ami Newsletter 5-4-2021
05/04/2021 05:25:09 PM
May4
Rabbi's Week in Review
This coming Shabbat, we will celebrate as a community the bat mitzvah of Scarlett Nevins. The Nevins have been a part of oRead more...
This coming Shabbat, we will celebrate as a community the bat mitzvah of Scarlett Nevins. The Nevins have been a part of oRead more...
"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Kol Ami Newsletter 4-27-2021
04/27/2021 05:25:08 PM
Apr27
Rabbi's Week in Review
The jury made the correct decision in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Anyone who watched the horror play out on video — the niRead more...
The jury made the correct decision in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Anyone who watched the horror play out on video — the niRead more...
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