To be a Jew today
Rabbi Paul Kipnes offers a definition for today's world.
Four College Buddies, A Poem about Finding Oneself Again
Four college buddies gather together for a guy's weekend reunion. Open hearted sharing ensues. A spoken word poem.
WTF! Says the Rabbi to the Teens
That moment sitting with teens when I exclaimed, "WTF!"
I was anxious about going to summer camp
A Prayer for When Children are Forcibly Separated from Parents
Pray for the children, The ones who were taken away; And pray for the leaders, Whose moral compasses have gone astray.
Pray for the kids, Who wallow in their cages; And pray for the guards; Whose work sullies their wages...
That Hidden Pain, that Tidal Wave of Torment
What to Pack for Camp by a Devoted Camp Rabbi
I Held a Newborn Baby Today
Mom Turns 80: Insights from a Wise Woman
Threading the Needle – Israel, Gaza, The Embassy too
It’s Surreal, Seeking Something after Rabbi Aaron Panken’s death
It’s Surreal: A Spoken Word Commentary. Seeking ... Something, after Rabbi Aaron Panken’s death
Jetlagged at 3:30 am
Tel Aviv Up Close Thru the Eyes of a Long Distance Friend
In a land that oozes holiness, watching my wife Michelle, a long distance lover of Israel, rediscover the Holy Land has been fascinating.
Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut in an Airplane to Israel
Celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday on an airplane to Israel and thinking about this spiritual ascension.
I Mansplained a Woman Rabbi and I Liked It
Sitting in a meeting, chewing over some complex sensitive issues, I mansplained a respected female rabbi... and I liked it! Well, not really.