September 29, 2020
Mayim Chayim – Living Waters
Yom Kippur 5781/2020 [If you are reading this and would like to comment, please do not post your comments on social media but on this blog or through the google…
September 23, 2020
“It is not good for man to be alone.” I have learned we never are.
This is recommended pre-reading for those who are attending Temple Beth El’s Yom Kippur Afternoon Healing Service. “What if?” I asked myself as the pandemic began to impact all of…
August 6, 2020
Why I march for Black Lives Matter
These words were shared as part of a panel with Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital and Laurel Grauer, with Amy Rogers as moderator, on the topic of “Black Lives Matter from Jewish…
August 1, 2020
My words to City Council…
Shared at a Public Forum on July 27, 2020. Thank you for removing the Judah Benjamin memorial from Tryon Street. I and the Jewish community deeply appreciate your work. I…
August 1, 2020
Find comfort? Where? How?
Today is called the Sabbath of comfort. With hundreds of thousands dead and millions sick from COVID-19, where and how are we supposed to find comfort? As Jews, we are…