A prayer for the State of Israel and for us all
Tonight I pray for the State of Israel. And I pray in dismay and worry, having heard the statement from the Prime Minister, broadcast around the world: We are willing […]
Reminder Days: LGBT Movement’s 50th Anniversary
This month, the National Constitution Center and the William Way LGBT Community Center announced a partnership for an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first LGBT protests in the […]
Haggadah Recommendations
I hope your Pesach preparations are going well! If you’re ready to pull out the post-it’s and prepare to lead your own seder, here’s a list of Haggadah suggestions, from most […]
Taking Down the Fence
This week, we have witnessed the chain-link fence around the congregation come down! We are not simply taking it down because it’s old or ugly. We are taking the fence down as […]
Mourning a Suicide and Seeking Resources
Our hearts go out to our neighbors in the Shipley School community who mourn the tragic death of Cayman Naib. Jewish wisdom teaches us that we are all created in God’s […]
A Purim Tale by Ben-Zion Friedman
MEGILLAH GEOGRAPHY Once aPUN a time King OSH-KOSH of the UNITED KINGDOM was HAVANA good time . PEKING toasted ; ” YEMEN , SERB up SAMOA wine . let’s TAIWAN […]
The Morality of the NFL
The Super Bowl was the number one watched program of all time in the US with almost 115 million viewers. Now this may be because you wanted to watch the […]
How’s Your Consciousness?: Explore Jewish Meditation at RS
Check out this video of Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg who will speak at RS this Wed. at 7 pm. I recently heard an NPR reporter speak about the fact […]
Can Jewish Texts Expand Our Thinking?
“Can Jewish Texts Expand Our Thinking,” the latest article from “Rabbis Uncensored,” the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis’ blog, includes a response by Rabbi Jill Maderer. Do you find yourself in conversation with […]
Shaping Judaism in the Jewish State: Vote for ARZA in WZO Elections
Learn here about voting for progressive Judaism in Israel in the WZO elections! Since I was a child, I have heard the debate. Do American Jews have the right to […]