The Pulse of Israel: WHAT WE ARE STANDING IN
These words are from a presentation I gave at a Jewish National Fund – USA engagement in Denver, June 10, 2026 at Temple Emanuel. I want to begin with a moment of honesty. I travel. I speak. I meet Jewish communities across the United States and the world. And there is something extraordinarily special when…
Vision & Practice: Don’t Lose the Trees for the Forest
The best leaders hold the long view and the present moment at the same time. Some organizations are caught in…
Don’t Lose the Trees for the Forest
A Jewish people in crisis needs both the long view and the present moment You’ve heard the saying: don’t lose…
We Teach Who We Are: A Practical Guide for Classroom Educators
Teaching About Israel in Times of Crisis Table of Contents Introduction: The Educator at the Center Chapter 1: Understanding the…
The Global Jewish-Israel Syntheses Imagine: We Are All Israeli
I was thinking, growing up, my world was a tapestry of hyphenated identities. There was my Russian-American friend, my Italian-American…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! As if we haven’t been around this block before. Remember destruction and forced exile? Remember the rivers of Babylon? I do and I ain’t goin back. Unfortunately it’s not up to me alone; I need all of you to get along too.
הגענו אל הרב ליאור סיני כשלושה שבועות לפני חתונתנו, ממש כמעט ברגע האחרון אחרי תלאות רבות בנסיון לקיים חופה שתהיה לרוחנו. “אז ספרו לי, מה אתם אוהבים אחד בשניה?” זה היה אחד הדברים הראשונים שביקש לדעת וכבר ידענו שמצאנו את האיש שיחתן אותנו! נעים הליכות, יודע תורה, ומלא באהבה וכבוד לברית הנישואין, סיפר לנו הרב…