I’m matrilineally Jewish, and I grew up in a secular interfaith family. We didn’t have a lot of positive Jewish traditions in my family,...

On my father’s side, I am the fifth generation in Boston. Wherever my grandparents took my sisters and me, there were stories of their...

Invited to share my thoughts today, I sat down last week surrounded by my journal, special books, and poems. They’re like my old friends....

Spiritual leadership in times of crisis This is not the drashah that I planned to give this morning. There has been so much build-up to...

I have a lot of respect for the psychological movement of the Jewish calendar, and it is an important part of my personal spiritual...

I got a text message this week from a young person who belongs to the congregation in Attleboro where I used to be the rabbi. She wrote,...

Parashat Pinchas As many of you know, I also work as a hospice chaplain. One of the core tools in a chaplains’ toolkit is a spiritual...

Dear Chavraya, I write those words, dear chavraya, with humility and hope. Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue has been a precious place of...