Chanukah at the Governor’s Mansion

I was blessed to spend the fourth night of Chanukah with Governor Cooper and 16 clergy from the North Carolina Jewish Clergy Association at the Governor’s Mansion. Here are the words I shared: Chanukah celebrates the kindling of light on the darkest days of the calendar year and Chanukah celebrates the increasing the light – for this holiday began more than 2100 years ago, when our ability to freely and…

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In Honor of Rabbi David Ellenson, of blessed memory

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Daily Blog From My Journey to Israel

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