Rabbi Blogs

As 2026 begins, I am officially starting a month sabbatical. While I aspire to reflect and write and plan to do so in a disciplined manner, there is also a sense of relief to feel untethered to email and social…

While the Jewish people make up 0.2% of the global population, within that percentage is a diverse, multiheritage, varied group. The jokes about Jewish disagreements abound: Two Jews, three opinions. Another famous one: There is one Jew on an island…

What is a community? One definition is “a feeling of fellowship with others.” What is sacred community? It’s a place where one comes to discover transcendence and a greater purpose than ourselves. Since the High Holy Days concluded, we have…