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In an on g0ing effort to talk about unwritten Jewish culture and tradition I want to spend a few moments on Funerals. This week at… Read More »Funeral customs are changing

Parshat Bo Exodus  10:1- 13:16   With this week’s Torah portion Bo the last of the plagues are inflicted upon Egypt. These signs and wonders… Read More »Plagues?

Sadly today is the last day of our Rabbinic Conference for the Pacific Region.  It has been a wonderful week of learning. We have been… Read More »Commandment or Vow?

One of the things that I love about being in Palm Springs for the Rabbis convention is the wonderful sense of community.   Even though… Read More »Community

Beginning today and for the week I will be attending the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis Conference.  I had the privilege of serving as President… Read More »I’m On PARR

Happy New Year.  Here’s to a great 2011!!!! As we reflect on the New Year and look back at the year that was. Whew…2010 what… Read More »The Top Ten Jewish News Stories 2010

According to the L.A. County Human Relations Commission, anti-Semitic hate crimes historically make up the largest number of reported hate crimes every year and via… Read More »Report Shows Rise in Hate Crimes Against Jews

Did you vote?  Don’t forget to vote for my blog and Kol Ami’s Twitter feed at the Union for Reform Judaism Techie Award website.  These… Read More »Vote for Us

It has happened.  The city is crippled.  I have been officially told who knows when service will be repaired.   Mercury is in retrograde until… Read More »Communications Disasters

As we approach the last week of 2010 I think a lot about the state of our world.  With 2011 bearing down next Shabbat I… Read More »A New Decade soon