Stitching Together

Dear Friends,

Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of celebrating a double rededication at the Hebrew College and Temple Reyim shared-campus groundbreaking and Hanukkah celebration. The event marked their new partnership and their vision of a campus for Jewish life, learning, and creativity that…

God Was in This Place

Dear Friends,

Yesterday, our Board of Directors returned to the Kraft Family Building for our first in-person gathering in more than 20 months. With gratitude to my colleagues who have worked extremely hard on every detail, especially the technology, we were able to hold a fully hybrid meet…

Talking About Antisemitism

Dear Friends,

As Jeremy Burton put it in the title of his important blog post last week, we can't stop talking about antisemitism.

This week was the anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, the worst act of antisemitic violence ever on American soil. We remember the 11 victi…

Both/And

Dear Friends,

At CJP’s annual From Strength to Strength event this past Wednesday, I reflected on some of the powerful stories and moments that have shaped our community — and me — over the past year. I spoke about the resilience that has enabled our community to thrive and enabled th…

Be Curious

Dear Friends,

Like many of you, I have become enamored with the TV series, Ted Lasso. My favorite scene from the first season takes place in a pub over a game of darts. (Spoilers ahead…)

Just before Ted surprises people with his dart-throwing prowess, he says to the arrogant bully:

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