We are all still reeling from the events in Pittsburgh which murdered eleven members of the Jewish People and harmed many more including four police… Read More »A Time of Remembrance, Healing and Consolation
I shouldn’t be shocked by this time. But the Los Angeles County statistics on Hate Crimes came out this week. In the category of religious… Read More »Hate Crimes in Los Angeles County
This Shabbat–Shabbat Bereshit, is the yarzeit, (the anniversary of the death) of the first ordained woman rabbi, Regina Jonas. She died in Auschwitz at… Read More »Rabbiner Regina Jonas
It has been a long Jewish month. The Jewish holy days of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shimini-Azeret, Simchat Torah and Hoshanah Rabbah are now… Read More »After the Holy Days
Here is an interview with me that appeared in VoyageLA! Thanks to the staff there! It was fun! http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-rabbi-denise-eger-congregation-kol-ami-west-hollywood/
The pictures are heart wrenching. The separation of families seeking asylum in the US is a heinous policy that will no doubt do severe damage… Read More »Separation of Families
It’s that time of year! June Brides and June Grooms abound. Wedding Season has arrived in full force. Perhaps you are attending a wedding, are… Read More »INSPIRED WEDDINGS
.שְׁמַע בְּנִי, מוּסַר אָבִיךָ;וְאַל-תִּטֹּשׁ, תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ Hear, my child, the instruction of your father, and forsake not the teaching of your mother; (Proverbs 1:8) … Read More »A Prayer for Mother’s Day
I had the honor of giving the invocation at the annual “Stoney” Awards of the Stonewall Democratic Club here in Southern California. This year was… Read More »An Invocation
Here are some thoughts on the passage from our Haggadah–Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat as published in the Jewish Journal