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Prayer for When a Loved One Faces Dementia (or Alzheimer’s)
מקור זיכרון ומשמעות Makor Zicharon u’Mashma’ot Source of Memory and Meaning, I turn to You with a heart heavy with love. My beloved—...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Mar 91 min read
Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Resources for Rabbis
Reflections When the Rabbi Feels Trauma in CCAR’s Journal of Reform Judaism (Fall 2019)By Rabbi Paul Kipnes So That’s What Rabbis Do: A...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
May 1, 20221 min read


When the Rabbi Feels Trauma
When the Rabbi Feels Trauma by Paul Kipnes, CCAR Journal of RJ, Fall 2019 By Paul Kipnes A mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue. A...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
May 1, 20221 min read


Letter to Your Future Self: Hold onto those Silver Linings
Ah, silver linings: those deliciously meaningful moments that make sheltering at home manageable and sometimes even inspirational. No...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
May 10, 20206 min read


Prayer for Rising Waters: Getting Through Covid-19
Holy One of Blessing, Who once blessed our ancestors, Shine for us A light forward, To illumine The unknown ahead. Grant us resilience,...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Mar 15, 20202 min read
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