WORDS THAT BREATHE

When life feels faru’a - unrestrained and uncertain - Torah invites us to gather ourselves again. A reflection on Ki Tissa, leadership, the golden calf, grief, and the grounding wisdom of Rabbi Dr. Andrea Weiss.

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

A service to address the lingering loss for covid-era zoom Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies. Far too many became B'Mitzvah away from the synagogue, instead taking the first steps on the path to becoming an adult on Zoom. It is time for staff teams to address the lingering sense of loss.

How I found faith that got me through these tumultuous years.

May 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.

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...

After 11 deaths in 11 days, I had it out with God. It was time for the conversation with the Creator that I had been putting off.

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...

Addressing synagogue leaders, this letter wonders aloud about how we can go back better to in-person synagogue life, especially for our staff and clergy.

After 11 deaths in 11 days, I had it out with God. I realized with over 419,000 dead in American fromCovid-19 decimating, it was time for that conversation with the Creator.

Drive Thru Judaism, a series of poignant experiences that, kept people safely in their cars, while providing poignant Jewish experiences uplifted our quarantined congregation, banishing loneliness and bringing spiritual sustenance to a community in quarantine.

The new normal of distanced coronavirus kehilla tefillah (communal prayer) offers new ways to enhance your Home High Holy Days. Consider these 3 previously banned behaviors to warm up your worship. They just might enhance your experience. Just please think twice before sharing them with your clergy. They might not be completely kosher.

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:...