What Does “Good” Mean to You?

My recent posts… What Does “Good” Mean to You? Sep 22, 2025My recent posts...This piece appeared in the recent issue of "Voice at the Shore." What Does “Good” Mean to You? I happily accepted the invitation to write a few words for the Rosh Hashana...

Open Gates

My recent posts… What Does “Good” Mean to You? Sep 22, 2025My recent posts...This piece appeared in the recent issue of "Voice at the Shore." What Does “Good” Mean to You? I happily accepted the invitation to write a few words for the Rosh Hashana...

Small Congregations

My recent posts… Small Congregations Jun 21, 2025My recent posts...Small congregations Recently, Joe Rodgers and I participated in a modest Conference for Small Congregations organized by United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism. Some thirty rabbis and lay...

Irael Attacks Iran

My recent posts… Small Congregations Jun 21, 2025My recent posts...Small congregations Recently, Joe Rodgers and I participated in a modest Conference for Small Congregations organized by United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism. Some thirty rabbis and lay...

Torah Specialist!

My recent posts… Torah Specialist! Jun 1, 2025My recent posts... Torah specials! As do all blessings, the bracha we recite before learning sacred text or topics begins with praise of Adonai our God. We then offer thanks for the opportunity to engage with words...

Words / yom ha’atzma’ut

My recent posts… Words / yom ha’atzma’ut May 1, 2025Like so many other commentators — ancient to modern — Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks elaborates on the construct of tzara’at, an unidentified skin ailment, as recompense for evil speech, lashon hara....