Author: rabbieger

Rabbi Denise L. Eger is is the founding spiritual leader at Congregation Kol Ami. Rabbi Eger holds a B.A. in Religion from the University of Southern California. She received her Masters Degree from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion and was ordained at the New York campus in 1988. She received her Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College in 2013. She has worked in congregations with people of all ages, families and individuals. She is the editor of the groundbreaking book, Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual and Gender & Religious Leadership: Women Rabbis, Pastors and Ministers. She is a Past President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. She is the founder and principle of ReZilience Strategies. A Consulting and Coaching organization specializing is clergy and nonprofit executives. Following extensive coaching studies and certifications with Coaching4Clergy and Coaching4Leadership Rabbi Eger has been working with clients to help them achieve their goals. Rabbi Eger is a noted author. Her groundbreaking new book Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual (CCARPRESS, 2020) has recently been published to 5 star reviews. In November of 2019 Rabbi Eger's first book was published Gender and Religious Leadership Women Rabbis Pastors and Minsters by Rowman & Littlefield Press. She is a Sr. Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute. She has served on numerous Rabbinic boards and organizations. Rabbi Eger has published extensively on human sexuality, interfaith dialogue and human rights and has appeared on television and radio as an expert in these areas. An accomplished educator, and a dedicated spiritual and community leader, Rabbi Eger has been at the forefront of building new and more accessible Jewish communities. Rabbi Eger previously served as the president of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis and was the first female president of the Southern California Board of Rabbis.

Jonah changed its Name- Why?

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WOW! Look what happens when abuse charges fly.  JONAH -Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality–the group in the Jewish community trying to foist “Change Therapy” on unsuspecting Jewish gay people is trying to hide.  They have as of today changed their name.  Check out their website.  They now want to be Jews Offering New Alternatives…Read more »

They’re at it again

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They’re at it again.  Those that think they can “ungay” people. The reparative therapy people–and in particular Arthur Goldberg.  I have written about him previously and his so-called organization-JONAH. Goldberg, is a convicted felon who defrauded people financially.  He pretends to know how to change gay people to straight people.  So called “change therapy” has…Read more »

Love and Unity

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Parshat V’etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23 -7:11 The Shema prayer is one of the highlight of this week’s Torah portion.  Listen Israel Adonai is Your God, Adonai is One (Deut. 6:4).  These words are words that are emblazoned on the doorposts of our house in the mezuzah that protects our comings and goings.  These words fill the…Read more »

One Jewish People?

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There has been such a flurry of meetings here in Israel.  The Conversion Bill introduced by Member of Knesset David Rotem went from being a simple way to fix a huge problem with Russian immigrants to threatening the entire Jewish people.  This bill was to be the fulfillment of an Israel Beiteinu campaign promise.  Many of…Read more »

Mourning in Jerusalem

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Today is the Ninth of Av-Tisha B’Av.  Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee in a Classical Reform congregation this was never really observed. Even at our URJ Summer Camp it was only in later years that Tisha B’Av was observed through an evening program–a great teachable moment to young campers.  Tisha B’Av marks the destruction of the Temples–first by…Read more »

Don’t forget Quad4Dreams

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Dear Friends, Don’t forget July 25 is the Quad4Dreams event in Culver City at Veteran’s Park.  This is a wonderful Scholarship fundraiser to help graduating seniors from High School with IEP’s get to college!  It is a day of sports, fun and activities.  Sign up at quad4dreams.com This is also a celebration of my friend, Marc…Read more »

Proud of you Dan

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Hooray for my friend, Lt. Dan Choi.  His charges have been dropped.  Wednesday he was in court in Washington, D.C. on  charges of disobeying a Park Police officer.  You see Dan chained himself to the White House fence to protest the discriminatory Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy of the U.S. military.  Dan is a one…Read more »