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Parenting: The Challenging of Letting Go (spoken word poetry)
October 15, 2021In this spoken word poem, explore how Abraham’s parents might have felt as he went off from Haran to the Promised Land, in search of his future. Read more
God Damn You, God! Taking God to Task in a Messed Up World
September 30, 2021What’s with the raging wildfires and destructive flooding, the mass shootings and mindless meanness all around? How many more need to die to motivate Your mercy, to finally get You to act on our behalf? What the heck is going on with You, God? Read more
Rabbi, Do You Have a Faith That Gets You Through?
September 17, 2021How I found faith that got me through these tumultuous years. Read more
Guided Meditation: I Know I’m Not Alone
September 9, 2021A guided meditation on the notion that we are not alone, created to respond to the pervasive isolation people have been feeling in the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Kindergarten Wisdom for an Adult World
September 8, 2021May we be written for a good year in the Book of Life! And perhaps that will happen if we go back to basics. If we go back to kindergarten and be our best selves. Read more
After Death: 8 Ways to Help
July 9, 2021When both my parents and mother-in-law died within 20 months, everyone wanted to help. Yet I wasn’t ready to receive. Here are 8 ways to help that supported me until I was ready for me. Read more
Transform Your Synagogue’s High Holy Day Appeal (Then Finally Focus on the Important Stuff)
May 2, 2021Transform the High Holy Day Appeal now and your synagogue just might nurture a greater culture of giving. Then, defying the prognosticators of the decline of the synagogue, yours might find itself with the funding to forge ahead, fashioning a future filled with hope and excitement. Here’s how Congregation Or… Read more
Dear Synagogue Leaders: Go Back Better (to In-Person)
April 29, 2021Addressing synagogue leaders, this letter wonders aloud about how we can go back better to in-person synagogue life, especially for our staff and clergy. Read more
Synagogue Dues are Dead: What’s the Price Point at Which Quitting the Temple is Impossible?
March 7, 2021Synagogue Dues are Dead, so what’s the price point at which quitting the temple becomes unnecessary or nearly impossible? How Congregation Or Ami transformed our funding model. Read more