Last week global Jewry reclaimed the righteousness of progressive Zionism at the World Zionist Congress.  I was honored to be…

Thank you, Rabbi Maderer for inviting me to speak today.  And I’d like to thank all of you for remaining…

Avinu Malkeinu, shema koleinu – Almighty and Merciful, hear our voice. Yom Kippur traditionally is a time of repentance, of…

“Today you are all standing before the Lord your God.” (Deut. 29:9). “Do not separate yourself from the community”. (Pirkei…

Gut Yunteif. This summer, my daughter Nora came home from JCC Camps at Medford beaming. She had just finished Color…

  I had read about the Nazi book-burning, but only when I saw the memorial with my own eyes could…

I trust you have heard the theory of 6 degrees of separation – the premise that all the world is…

Shanah Tovah. I want to begin tonight with a story from almost 20 years ago during my rabbinical school days,…

Congregation Rodeph Shalom, as a community, has been working together over the past several years to strike the right balance…

After years of extraordinary service, Executive Director Jeff Katz will retire in June. Our dedicated Search Committee, co-chaired by David…

A little over one year ago, I stood before you as the new President of Rodeph Shalom. We were still…