Kipah-Minded
It is springtime now and summer is coming. Vacations are on our minds and these are the days for dreaming big and making plans. Where to go? What to take? That’s what I was thinking about when a congregant asked, “But rabbi, when you are on your vacation will you wear your kipah?” This question […]
TorahNator
Thanks to the “TorahNator” Seniors Access Shabbat Services “I’m calling it the TorahNator,” said a smiling Dr. Sanford Stone. “The minute I saw it I knew it was something special.” And special it is. For many years I have had the honor and privilege to serve seniors. Over the years I have created adaptive measures […]
Traveling Torahs
An Update on Italy’s Traveling Torahs Torah on a Train…Torah on a Plane…Torah on a Boat…Torah in a Tote Since 2004 when I arrived here in Italy my life has been a collection of “firsts.” First modern pluralistic rabbi in Italy, first woman rabbi in Italy, officiating at the first ever Bat Mitzvah in Rome […]
Italian Religious Diversity
A Large Catholic Parish and a Tiny Synagogue Build Bridges Upon Italian Religious Diversity of Understanding In the “Toe” of the Italian “Boot!” The knock at the door was so soft that I almost ignored it. After all, the wind had been blowing hard in our mountain village and the sound I heard might have been a rogue […]
Get Out of Shul Free Card
“Get Out of Shul Free” Card – A Shabbat Idea Whose Time Has Come: Almost all of us have played Monopoly so we know how lucky it is to pick the, Get Out of Jail Free card. You stash it away knowing that it’s sure to come in handy some time soon. The Get Out […]