I had the honor of giving the invocation at the annual “Stoney” Awards of the Stonewall Democratic Club here in Southern California. This year was the Year of the Woman and they honored Congresswoman Karen Bass, Assembly Member Laura Friedman, the Women’s March and their member of the year Alana Roshay Here is my prayer:…Read more »

Here are some thoughts on the passage from our Haggadah–Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat as published in the Jewish Journal

Here is a link to a short Torah discussion of this week’s Parasha-Shemot in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles.  The verses discussed are EXODUS 2:11-12 “Now it came to pass in those days that Moses grew up and went out to his brothers and looked at their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian man…Read more »

I am proud to present my Torah commentary on Parshat Toldot that appeared in this week’s Jewish Journal as part of its new Table for Five Torah commentary.   http://jewishjournal.com/religion-2/227598/table-for-five-five-takes-on-the-weekly-parsha-2/

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism asked me to write this on LGBTQ History month. https://rac.org/blog/2017/10/19/coming-out-makes-history

I am happy to present my Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon 5778  “Move Fast and Break Thing-Ancient Wisdom for Living Today”    

This is the video of My Erev Rosh Hashnah Sermon 5778    

Below is my Rosh Hashanah Morning sermon for 5778 Shana Tova to each of you. Let me take this moment to wish you each a heartfelt blessing for the New Year.  “Move Fast and Break things”- this is the advice of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.  It’s his philosophy for the New World we are living…Read more »

Below is the text of my Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon for 5778.  I use pictures to accompany my sermon as well.   Happy New Year. Shana Tovah to everyone.  It is wonderful to see you tonight. There is an urgency – clean out the old and bring in the new.  That’s what we do this…Read more »

The Jewish Women’s Archive is an amazing compendium of resources documenting the role and importance of Jewish Women!  The have started a special section on women rabbis.  I am thrilled to be among some of the first women included in the rabbinic section of the archives. It is a great honor.  Here is the link…Read more »