Silence is not an option
Shabbat Beresheit Oh beloveds. What can I even say? It feels so hard to talk. I’m sad, and scared. I am angry and grieving. I’m...
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Rabbi Leora Abelson
- Oct 1, 2023
- 11 min
On Making a Makom Kavua
Yom Kippur 5784 In the city of Budapest, the Great Synagogue is on Dohany Street. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, with seats for...
Rabbi Leora Abelson
- Sep 20, 2023
- 10 min
Hayom Harat Olam: Continuity, Possibility, and Creativity on a Changing Planet
Rosh Hashana 5784 The Jewish musician Eliana Light has a song for Rosh Hashana that goes like this: Hayom Hayom Harat olam Happy birthday...
Rabbi Leora Abelson
- Sep 19, 2021
- 9 min
L’dor va dor: Becoming blessings to one another in multigenerational community
Yom Kippur 5782 When I was growing up, my family belonged to a Conservative synagogue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We didn’t always feel...
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