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Jewish Spiritual ParentingRabbi Kipnes’ new book — co-authored with his wife, Michelle November, MSSW — is available now. How do we guide children to be spiritually balanced, emotionally whole, Jewishly connected individuals? |
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Pay It Forward, Covid-19-style
March 23, 2020During this pandemic, we can Pay It Forward, taking care of a whole web of workers, businesses, and organizations that have long cared for, served, or sustained us. Read more
Dear Jewish Leader, Are You Up to the Task?
March 20, 2020An open letter to Jewish leaders about how to lead through Covid-19 present and future. Read more
Prayer for Rising Waters: Getting Through Covid-19
March 15, 2020A Jewish prayer finding strength in the responses of our ancestors to the trials in their lives. Specially written for during the Covid-19 outbreak Read more
We Have been Here Before: Spiritual Wisdom for Enduring Covid-19
March 13, 2020I feel this sense of deja vu as we began to cancel plans and hunker down. Yes, the coronavirus-compelled communal self-quarantine descending upon our county, state and country felt vaguely familiar. Here’s how we get through then and will now. Read more
It’s Been Weeks Since I Wrote ‘bout My Dad
November 24, 2019A poem providing insight into mourning during the in-between times. Read more
Our mentor – Rabbi Allan Smith – died this week
November 14, 2019Rabbi Allan Smith, mentor to thousands of Reform Jewish youth, died. He had a profound influence on my life, and on the direction of the Reform Jewish movement. Read more
Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix?
October 27, 2019Responding to a Disruptive Marketplace for synagogues: The choice is pretty clear: Kehillat Netflix or Beit Blockbuster. Which one will your synagogue become? Kehillat Netflix takes its name from a company that openly and confidently takes chances, risks failure, goes up against conventional wisdom, constantly pivots strategically, and thus has… Read more