Words I spoke last night at a protest at the Israeli Consulate in New York City @truahrabbis.bsky.social @newisraelfund.bsky.social @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social Each morning in Jewish prayer, we ask that God be poteach et yadecha umasibia l’chol chai ratzon–

Manhattan Together and Metro IAF Getting ready for a New York City mayoral accountability forum. We have hard questions for the candidates on mental health, public housing, affordable, housing, public safety, and more.

So the Pope is a White Sox fan who was also at a game I attended at the 2005 World Series. He spent time in a monastery in Wisconsin we’d swim across the lake to from the camp I attended. He also likes Aurelio’s pizza. His father was the superintendent of my middle school. We are practically twins!

Anyone need last minute help to Vote Reform, Slate 3 in the World Zionist Congress Elections? Only 10 hours left, and it couldn't be more important if you care about a just, pluralistic, democratic, secure State of Israel! azm.org/elections/

@alainstephens.bsky.social thank you for your work. Check this out. Can we talk? @metroiaf www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/24/g...

Guns, the NYPD, and NYC's next mayor www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/24/g...

Only 13 more days to vote for a pluralistic, democratic state of Israel… Vote slate number three Vote Reform!

drive.google.com/file/d/1OaX7... Vote Reform today!

First, they came for the green card holders and I didn’t protest because I wasn’t a green card holder…

Words I shared with my community today: One of the many things I love about being Jewish is playing Jewish geography, and so many of you have told me that you love it as well. When you find yourself drawn to other Jewish people on a cruise ship, that’s Jewish geography.

Proud to be with this group of clergy to call for Gov Hochul & Mayor Adams to protect immigrant New Yorkers.

Honored to have stood with fellow rabbis at City Hall in New York today calling on Mayor Adams to remember who he works for (the people of New York, not the man in the Oval Office), and what his mission remains (to protect the residents of New York- all of them) forward.com/fast-forward...

This is what leadership looks like

As so many of us are, I’m trying to pick which horrendous and anti democratic policies to most vociferously oppose. One unequivocal place I draw the line is when our Vice President essentially suggests that the Nazis weren’t so bad, and that we should give them another chance.

What kind of world is it when the Prime Minister of Germany has to admonish the Vice President of the United States for advocating the inclusion of Nazis in the German parliament? Thank you, Chancellor Scholz, for standing on the right side of history. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

The Reform movement of Judaism's statement on Trump's (outrageous) Gaza statements (I'm a Reform rabbi & am proud of my movement @the-rac.bsky.social @reformjudaism.bsky.social @rabbirickjacobs.bsky.social : www.ccarnet.org/reform-leade...

Curious when we'll begin to see the campus protests against the administration's policy on forced permanent transfer of Gazans. Now THOSE are protests I'd join.

Where does Rachel find the strength? blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-beginnin...

religionnews.com/2025/01/21/i... I aspire to have half the faith-based commitment to speaking truth to power that Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde has

blogs.timesofisrael.com/i-hear-a-kin... My sermon from this past Friday night

How does attempting to end the constitutional right to citizenship, denying trans people exist, pardoning rioters who attacked cops, banning diversity, equity, and inclusion, or creating chaos for federal workers make a dozen eggs cheaper for American families?

Spending the morning reading chapters from “What’s Next” by @melissafitzg.bsky.social and @marymccormack.bsky.social and the afternoon volunteering at a day of service at my synagogue. I can’t imagine a better way to spend this complicated day.

An erev inauguration reminder: being in multifaith, multiracial coalition is good for us and our democracy, even when it’s hard. On we go!

My sermon on Friday night as we honor Dr. King and decide if we want to bask in a legacy or hearken to his call in our time. www.youtube.com/live/bbr7rvW...

Today is a tough day for my family and I; it marks 26 years since my father was murdered. May Romi, Emily and Doron’s families get to embrace their loved ones today.

Many of us have been wearing dog tags for months now that say in Hebrew, “my heart is hostage in Gaza.” And although we hosted families of some of the hostages at Shaaray Tefila last spring, I cannot begin to imagine what they've been feeling for the last 467 days, or what they are feeling as it

Afraid to be too hopeful for a deal for a ceasefire- we’ve been close before, and various forces on each side have contributed to torpedoing a deal….but I am a person of hope.

OMG. The @chibears.bsky.social did a thing they haven't done since I was 48...

For me, the best kind of Shabbat.. made sourdough rye bread and cranberry sourdough muffins with streusel topping… the muffins are yuuuummmm; bread report will come later

May these 8 lights carry us through until the second Chanukah of 2025, starting December 14!

Seven- praying for light in the new year!

Day 5…. Need more light in this world…

One of my Rabbis, Israeli member of Knesset Gilad Kariv, giving the sermon I need to hear this Chanukah youtu.be/f5_vBhgyUI0?...

My eight-strand Chanukah challah- hope it tastes as good as it looks :-)

7000 days ago (October 26, 2005), the White Sox break out the brooms, finishing up a World Series sweep of the Astros with a 1-0 win in Game Four. Series MVP Jermaine Dye drives in the winning run. It’s the first World Series crown for the Southsiders since 1917.

May it be a meaningful #Nittel Nacht for those who celebrate!

Trying to cast a little light in the darkness... www.jns.org/more-to-chan...

The Airing of Grievances is what Jews call the oneg (coffee hour) after services, no? Didn’t know it was a holiday- I’ll think about it in a whole new way from now on!

Our CEO @amyspitalnick.bsky.social in JTA on how Jewish safety requires us to to stand up for – not abandon – the democratic values of pluralism and inclusivity. Read more: www.jta.org/2024/12/15/i...

Annual reminder: Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders. Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.

My sermonic response to those who might justify the murder of a CEO... Anger and pain are legitimate; violence as a solution is not. The system is broken; let's fix it. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

My sermonic response to those who might justify the murder of a CEO... Anger and pain are legitimate; violence as a solution is not. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Violent video games are available all over the world. Other nations don’t have the level of gun violence we do. It’s not about video games or mental health issues (other nations have those, too and don’t have nearly as many gun deaths as we do). It’s about easy access to guns #onlyinamerica

Loving the Memory Palace Book by @natedimeo.bsky.social A fantastic gift for any holiday you or your loved ones celebrate! After years of loving the podcast, this is an awesome collection! Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Learned with and from 4th graders in our religious school this morning and conducting a wedding tonight for an incredible couple who has already been through a lot together and will be there for each other into the future... There are beautiful things and beautiful people in this messy world...

Just reached 1,000 followers; honored, and hoping to share some thoughts over time that will make your time worthwhile...

In this week's Torah portion, Jacob awakens in awe and says, "Surely God was in this place and I did not know it!" (Genesis 28:16). Regardless of whether you believe in God, what is a physical space you've been in that left you in awe?

It's the 3rd day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which means there are only 22 shopping days until Chanukah #yourewelcome #justaserviceIprovide