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To my father and Uncle H! They were the only two who responded which perspective they ‘liked’ the most.

First there was clergy burnout. Then there was the reality of houses of worship becoming places for entertainment instead of or in addition to meaning. And then there’s Rabbi Laura Geller hitting the nail on the head. What do you … Continue reading →

The various rabbis who articulated their understanding of what it means to be a rabbi today in North America are pretty much right on the money. In my own words, a rabbi’s role is to be a spiritual guide.  To … Continue reading →

Dear reader, I saw this very interesting compilation of explanation (divided by Jewish denomination) in Moment.  The question is asked, ‘what is the rabbi’s role in modern [North] America?’ Please read it, and let me know which of the opinions … Continue reading →

1.  Hooray for Prop 8 being overturned!  Yay for Judge Walker and his thoughtful analysis of the case. 2.  Way to go Senate and Elena Kagan.  There are three women on the Supreme Court now. 3.  Shabbat Shalom!

If you come to my office at TS, you might notice that I have a Keurig K-Cup coffee machine on my desk.  Moving this machine from my home to my office has dramatically decreased the number of stops I might … Continue reading →

I loved shopping at Target.  A store that had everything I could possibly need at reasonable prices.  One of the stores I miss most since moving to Canada is Target.  Until now. Target Corporation has donated $150,000 to a Minnesota … Continue reading →

Take A Stand! The images of Anat Hoffman being led away from the Western Wall are being profoundly misrepresented in the media. Every time Women of the Wall appear in the news, they are presented in the media as a … Continue reading →

Apparently I went on a blogging hiatus in July.  Now its August and I’m back.  While there’s lots of writing to be done for lots of purposes, I hope that this will be a month in which I can regularly … Continue reading →

Forgive me dear readers, I’ve been so busy with no time to blog.  And since today is my day off this isn’t really a blog post.  Just an apology and a suggestion to read this article.  More soon (I hope!)