Today marks the 50th anniversary of women rabbis in America. June 3, 1972, Sally Priesand becomes the 1st woman ordained in our country and the first woman ordained at a seminary. And, […]
Rabbi Jill Maderer Congregation Rodeph Shalom, March 11, 2022 Vashti is Now: Accountability in the Reform Movement Sexual Misconduct Reports Next week, we celebrate Purim. It is undisputed: the Purim […]
As COVID cases have dropped 90% from national pandemic highs, our Pandemic “How We Gather” Task Force has recommended that we loosen our protocols. In doing so, we are prepared […]
A conversation overheard in Grand Central Station, recounted in Kathryn Schultz’s book called, “Being Wrong:” You said pound cake. I did not say pound cake; I said crumb cake. […]
Thank you for inviting me to speak today, Rabbi Maderer. I am always struck by the beauty and solemnity of this moment, this Yizkor Memorial service that is so meaningful […]
When I was a student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati studying for the rabbinate, as part of the training, HUC required that we be student rabbis in small congregations […]
Good Yontif! It is so wonderful to connect with one another virtually and in person! Many of us have been busy over the summer renormalizing our lives only to now […]
Imagine a tangled rope. A lump of knots and twists with two ends sticking out. If we want to untangle the rope, we can’t just pull on the ends – […]
L’shanah tovah. Quite a journey. Each step up the mountain stretching limits, even each step down the mountain demanding courage. A journey through unfamiliar wanderings, along an uncertain path, on […]
Once upon a time, there was a poor Jewish baker named Yosef. Yosef lived in a small town; a three day trip to the big city of Prague. One […]
