WORDS THAT BREATHE

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Rabbi Julia Weisz, Andrew Fromer (Teen Engagement Coordinator), Rachel Altfeld (Senior Educator) and Rabbinic...

During Kol Nidre, we began a three-part conversation about God. (View it in theKol Nidre service at OramiLIVE.com ). In Part One, which I...

Part 1: BACKGROUND [After 11 deaths in 11 days, I had it out with God. I realized it was time for that conversation with the Creator, the...

Dear Synagogue Leaders, We keepers of the flame Of Jewish communal living, Know- If we haven’t already done so – That the time to go back...

A man takes his dog to a veteranarian, saying, “Doc, my dog has a problem.” The vet replies, “So what’s the problem.” “First you gotta...

The new normal of distanced coronavirus kehilla tefillah (communal prayer) offers new ways to enhance your Home High Holy Days. Consider...

Ah, silver linings: those deliciously meaningful moments that make sheltering at home manageable and sometimes even inspirational. No...

Dear Jewish leader (that’s YOU!): I believe in you. With an abundance of Kavod (honor and respect), I ask:Do you believe in you too? Are...

COVID-19 could kill us, but it shouldn’t also bring shame upon us or our infected loved ones. And it won’t. Unless we play into the...

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Rabbi Julia Weisz , and Rabbinic Intern Adrianne Pasternak Craving personal connection to actual people? Missing...

It’s time Jews begin counting. Start to count to correct your life. Not how many days we have been sheltering at home, though that has...

When confronted with the first of many “shelter at home” quarantine orders, many houses of worship struggled with a perplexing dilemma:...

During this economic meltdown, will you join us as we  Pay it Forward ? We have been blessed with a whole web of workers, businesses, and...