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It was an honor to give the ordination speech to the 2018 graduating class of rabbis at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Below is a speech I am very proud of and wanted to share with you. We can learn a lot from Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakki as when he stated “ten li Yavneh… Read more »
Hi, I am Maya Gibson. I am in 7th grade and I am 13 years old. I attend City Charter Middle School. I have been a soccer player since I was 5 and currently I play for Culver City Football Club. I am also a huge fan of art and all things involving creativity. My… Read more »
This is originally posted on April 5, 2018 on KuglerCast.com. Our guest today is Rabbi Sarah Bassin. After Sarah’s performance—it was interesting in that she was joined on the stage with a gentleman who was referred to as Imam Abdullah Antepli, a Muslim chaplain at Duke University. And it was a fascinating discussion that they… Read more »
In June of 2016, I began the pursuit of a lifelong dream of mine – Flying. Since I was a baby, aviation has been a huge passion of mine. Between you and me, it’s been more of an obsession – posters on my walls, model airplanes on my dresser, a bed in the shape of… Read more »
I have no idea how to fix Syria. Most Middle East experts admit they don’t either. It’s complicated. The Middle East is littered with the failed good intentions of our political interventions. Now when we face the complicated in that region, we conclude that the best response must be no response. My own disbelief at… Read more »
My name is Noor Nora Houriani. I am currently in 7th grade at Hawthorne School where I recently won the Aristonian Award for academic excellence. I like to play piano and tennis and I enjoy spending time with my friends. My parents are Mehrdad and Noushin Houriani. My siblings are triplets and I have two… Read more »
This past weekend I had the opportunity to witness thirteen magnificent teens pour their hearts out in word and song in the first ever “Art and Soul” show entitled “Fly: The Musical”. Last November I entered a partnership on behalf of Temple Emanuel with Craig Taubman and the Pico Union Project. Craig had been approached… Read more »
I am a seventh-grade student at New West Charter, and my favorite subject is history because I love learning about the past. Soccer is my passion — I play for a west side club, FC England, and train hard as a goalkeeper. I hope to play in college, and one day, even play professionally. I… Read more »
“Today, all over the world, Jews are remembering. Today, all over the world, it is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Today we continue to feel it and connect to it. Today our stories are heard. Today, and every year on this same day, Jews all over the world, whether connected through family, or connected through… Read more »
I am a 7th grader at Emerson Community Charter. I like to play guitar, be with kids, run, and spend time with my family. My parents are Jonathan and Michelle Aaron and I have an older sister, Adina, who is 16. For my Bat Mitzvah project, I have been volunteering with the dogs at Wags… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on February 15, 2018 T’Rumah, Exodus 25:1−27:19 As with any good architectural design, this Torah portion offers precise instructions. Parashat T’rumah lays out a manual for building our place of worship in the desert (known as the Mishkan) along with all of the instruments contained within. It details… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on February 2, 2018 Well, which is it? You can look to almost any sacred text in any tradition, and find those passages that condone and even encourage violence. And you can also find those that compel us to strive to help others, and live more compassionately. Religious… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 26, 2018 Yitro, Exodus 18:1–20:23 Jews are good at nostalgia. We remember with fondness the tenements of the Lower East Side when our community was tight knit and intact. We remember the quaintness of shtetl life untouched by outsiders. We yearn for the sovereignty of Ancient… Read more »
On Being takes up the big questions of meaning with scientists and theologians, artists and teachers. This episode was recorded at the URJ’s biennial in boston and features Rabbi Sarah Bassin and imam Abdullah Antepli. It felt strange after only a year working in Muslim-Jewish relations to have become a national expert on the… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 26, 2018 B’shalach, Exodus 13:17−17:16 If we as Jews believed in a hell, Amalek would have a special place in it. Since we don’t, we take care in every generation to blot out Amalek’s name. It’s a level of disdain we retain for the worst of… Read more »
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills strives to connect with the larger Jewish community and engage with the broader world. Tikkun Olam is a centerpiece of what we do at Temple Emanuel and a pillar value held by our congregation. Here are some of the ways we as a temple help make a difference in the… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 20, 2018 Bo, Exodus 10:1−13:16 Think big. As a society, we value those who step beyond the status quo, who push us beyond what we think is possible. We think of them as heroic — because they possess a talent that we do not. But what… Read more »
Kavanah January 2018 We count our lives by years But we don’t live that way We live for future moments For deadlines, for parties, for anniversaries and travels For raises, and for endings For lovers, and for friends We live in the past Remembering or lamenting Our projects, our parties, our anniversaries and travels… Read more »
Va-eira, Exodus 6:2−9:35 High school wasn’t great for me. I functioned at the periphery of social groups, laying low and laughing at jokes made at my expense so as not to be excommunicated into social oblivion. The weekend I left for college, I never once second guessed my decision until the moment my parents said goodbye… Read more »
As my four children left the house, I found myself looking for a way to both fill my time, but more importantly to fill my soul. The answer for me was volunteer work. As far back as I can remember my parents were involved with the community, so I always felt it was the right… Read more »
