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Mike Hamel has been chair person of the Agudah, Israel’s oldest LGBT organization for almost 5 years.  But nothing prepared him to handle the tragic… Read More »LGBT Life in the Aftermath

I am proud to be a USC alum.  Coming to USC from Memphis, Tennessee changed my life and brought me to Southern California.  It was… Read More »Proud to be USC Alum

Parshat Vayikra Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 This week we begin the book of Leviticus. The first parsha/portion bears the name of the entire book of… Read More »Drawing close when God Calls!

Today I am in Sedona, Arizona enjoying the serenity of this Red Rock town. Majestic mountains surround and the air is the cleanest I have… Read More »Peaceful

Once again the Knesset of Israel is trying to mess with Israel’s Law of Return. The Law of Return ensures that every Jew has a right… Read More »Knesset trying to change the Law of Return

The Central Conference of American Rabbis at its San Francisco Conference this past week reaffirmed its opposition to discrimination in the armed forces of the… Read More »CCAR Reaffirms opposition to DADT

Constance Leighann McMillen is one courageous high school senior.  This young woman wanted to take her girlfriend to her prom. This is the night that caps a young… Read More »Constance Leighann McMillen

Parshat Vaykhel/Pekude Exodus 35:1 -40:38 We have made our way this week to the end of the book of Exodus. This double portion brings to… Read More »Contrasts and the end of Exodus

Today I had a wonderful visit with Rabbi Uri Regev.  Rabbi Regev is formerly the head of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, world-wide umbrella… Read More »A Jewish Democratic Israel

Last night at the annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis we celebrated 20 years since the passage of a resolution allowing the ordination… Read More »Celebrating 20 years of Ordination