If you missed the great discussion on Tuesday night at the Writer’s Guild, “Out On the Bima” presented by the Jewish Journal and Hillside Memorial Parks  do not fret. The magic of technology saves the day.  You can still hear the conversation between myself and Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Rabbi J.B. Sacks, Rabbi Zach Shapiro and…Read more »

  THIS JUST IN! BREAKING NEWS Senator Feinstein Co-Sponsors Legislation to End Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t” Tell Ban on Service by Gays and Lesbians!  Her floor statement is below too!  Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today co-sponsored legislation that would repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning military service by gays…Read more »

Today is the first day to get a marriage license in Washington, D.C.  The District will begin issuing marriage licenses today for marriages between two men or two women! In the heart of the political,justice wins out!  There is a  waiting period until the marriage can be performed so watch out for next Tuesday, March 9. It…Read more »

Don’t forget tonight is the “Out on the Bima” at the Writer’s Guild Theatre  135 S. Doheny Dr. in Beverly Hills at 7:30 pm.  This will be a very provocative discussion with 5 gay and lesbian rabbis.   I hope to see you there.

First Haiti, now Chile.  This is even a larger earthquake 8.8 and there have been so many large aftershocks some as large as 6.3.  Those of us who were in California in January1994 for the Northridge quake remember that it was 6.7.  That means the Chile quake was more than 200 times as powerful!  Similar to the…Read more »

Join me and several of my colleagues for an amazing evening of discussion of what it means to be a gay or lesbian rabbi.  Sponsored by the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles and Hillside Memorial Park,  the evening will be anchored by Susan Freudenheim, managing editor of the Jewish Journal!  It will be Tuesday, March 2…Read more »

Purim begins Saturday night and continues to Sunday.  What a wonderful holiday! It is all about courage.  This holiday is about Queen Esther’s courage to speak the truth, her truth.  It is about Queen Vashti’s courage to not be treated as chattel.   It is about Mordecai’s courage to not bow down to evil or those who oppress…Read more »

Parshat Tetzaveh/Purim Exodus 27:20 -30:10 This week’s portion Tetzaveh opens with instructions for the Israelites to bring clear olive oil from beaten olives for lighting the menorah. Beaten olives are a special preparation that was meant to release the oil. Harvesting was done by first beating the trees with a stick so that the olives would fall to…Read more »

PURIM IS ALMOST HERE. What are you doing for Purim?  Come celebrate with me and the Kol Ami gang on Saturday night, February 27 at 7 pm at Kol Ami! (1200 N. La Brea Ave, West Hollywood). This year’s schpiel is “Oliver with a Twist”.  I know you will want to be with us for…Read more »