

Rabbi Lisa Edwards



‘Until this day …’
September 21, 2016
It’s late September, and it’s a nervous time of year. Haunting reminders of 9/11, exhausting political campaigns, a new school year, continued global and local unrest, dispute, war, refugees.
Torah Portion: All that glitters is not gold
February 24, 2016
Parashat Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)
Why we are crying
July 1, 2015
I was reminiscing with a friend last night about my 21 years as rabbi of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), the first and oldest LGBT synagogue in the world (founded in 1972).
Torah Portion: Bloom and Stone, Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
June 17, 2015
In 2013, I traveled in Nepal with six dear friends, including two Americans who have lived there on and off for several decades.
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