Written July 9, 2014 It has been a difficult time in Israel. I have been here in Eretz Yisrael for more than a week now. Arriving just before they found the bodies of Eyal,Gilad and Naftali. When the news of the discovery of their bodies came over the news I was with several colleagues and…Read more »
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Community Vigil for Kidnapped Israeli Teenagers – Thursday Night at Pan Pacific Park | The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Posted by in judaism, tikkun olam Friends, I invite you to join me at the Community Vigil for the three Kidnapped Israeli teens, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal. 7pm-8 pm on Thursday June 19 at Pan Pacific Park near The Grove. I will be speaking along with the Counsel General of Israel, David Siegel, Interfaith Leaders, and elected officials. I hope…Read more »
Yom HaAtzmaut 2014: 66 Israeli Heroes
Posted by in Uncategorized Complex Miracle, Israel
Posted by in Israel Israel’s Independence Day is a day for rejoicing. Next Tuesday Israel will mark 66 years since its rebirth on the international stage. Yom Ha-atzmaut, Israel Independence Day is not just a secular holiday but for all Jews around the world, Israel’s rebirth day is the fulfillment of an age – old dream. It is a…Read more »
My trip to AIPAC 2014
Posted by in Israel, Uncategorized I have just returned from 2 1/2 days in Washington D.C. I was attending the annual AIPAC Policy conference along with 15,000 others who love Israel. AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. This important organization builds bridges and support for the State of Israel with the United States. AIPAC educates Congress and our…Read more »
Ron Diskin: Mapping defenses against HIV | Health | Jewish Journal
Posted by in glbt, Israel, tikkun olam Come hear Dr. Ron Diskin TONIGHT at Kol Ami at 7 pm. Hear about his important research fighting HIV/AIDS. This is a joint program with Israel’s Consul General, the Weizmann Institute, Kol Ami, The City of West Hollywood, Being Alive, Founders MCC, The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and the West Hollywood Library Foundation.…Read more »
Reflections of Israel on the 40th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War
Posted by in Israel, judaism, tikkun olam, Uncategorized Yom Kippur Morning – Reflection of Israel on the 40 Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War Boker Tov, Good Morning.Gmar Chatimah Tovah. May you all be sealed in the Book of life. As many of you know this summer I completed my Shalom Hartman Institute Rabbinic Leadership Initiative and graduated as a Sr. Rabbinic Fellow…Read more »
Reform Movement Responds to Kotel Plan – URJ
Posted by in Israel, tikkun olam This is very important. Sunday word of the Mandelblit Commission’s plan was leaked to the press. This was a commission appointed by PM Netanyahu in Israel to follow up on the grand compromise arrived at by Natan Sharansky, head of the Jewish Agency and Diaspora Jewish leaders on prayer at the Kotel, the symbol of…Read more »
Supporting the Arts
Posted by in judaism, Uncategorized With all my dedication to social justice and social change you might think that is all I do. But I love the arts: books, theatre, film, paintings, sculpture and photography. That is why today I want to highlight a friend’s project. She is writing an important Jewish novel loosely based on the life of her…Read more »
#Israel at 65
Posted by in Uncategorized This sermon was given Friday April 12, 2013 at Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood CA. Israel at 65 Next Week we celebrate Israel’s 65th birthday! Far from retirement-Israel is just getting started. It is a nation in progress. Who would have dreamt 65 years ago-from the grief of the Shoah and the grips of a World War,…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 