Reflections Off the Bimah


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Don’t take the remembrance out of Memorial Day

May 24, 2019

This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders from throughout the Jewish world and beyond. These special posts give …

Why Do(n’t) You Go To Shul?

May 9, 2019

I once had a colleague that said- tongue and cheek- the reason he became a Rabbi was to make the service seem faster- since it always seems to progress more …

Hate Has No Home Here

May 3, 2019

  Hate has no home here. I cannot repeat this statement often enough, forcefully enough or loudly enough.  As we recognized Yom HaSHoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, this week, cried at …

Heschel’s Antidote to Land Obsession

April 25, 2019

This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the …

Faith Expectations- “Jews want their Rabbi to be the kind of Jew they don’t have the time to be”

April 12, 2019

Rabbis and Cantors are known for reusing material for sermons, songs, teachings, concerts, what have you.  I usually try to avoid that if I can absolutely help it; sometimes, though, …