Below is the sermon I gave last Shabbat at Temple of Aaron. Please note that there is a paper that has been submitted to the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards with credited sources and a version of that can be found
Shabbat Shalom
We should never stop fighting the haters, but we should fight them as Jewish Americans, not just as Jews who worry only about Jews.
There’s always a Jewish party around the corner…
Yesterday, I visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. In this imagined essay, Anne Frank reflects on the Holocaust, the massacre of October 7, and why the State of Israel and a strong IDF are the only guarantee that “Never Again” is not an empty slogan.
Real mistakes may never be fully wiped out, but instead, we can continue to wrestle with our thoughts and actions.
According to Health Team of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the hostages have lost “a dangerous amount of weight.”
“Just do it” certainly permeated the culture and became one of the most famous slogans in history. But Nike never told us what “it” was.
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 121
The best way to honor Ilan’s memory is both to condemn those who desecrated his memorial, and to stand up against all those who commit anti-Jewish atrocities.
The Jewish story is so consequential precisely because it is inseparable from the American story. If Jews need America, America also needs the Jews.
Ten journalists will receive cash stipends and guidance from prolific figures in the media world.
Antisemitism in this new digital age where information is readily available, but all too often falsified, is a disease largely about denial.
There’s a phenomenon in psychology called the “endowment effect”—people will value things more when they have paid for them.
Demonstrators filled Hostages Square and major intersections, channeling grief and anger into a strike that drew support from political leaders and celebrities
Although Trump holds a significantly stronger hand as leader of the free world, he squandered much of that leverage by showing how eager he is to make a deal and win the Nobel Peace prize.
Even though Esti still has more surgeries and treatments to undergo, the Kohens expect positive news ahead.
As the Jews and Israel have been the subject of hatred and vitriol, many Jews have leaned into their Jewish identity.
