Urgency Now: Tzav and the Art of Action
“As we celebrate a new affiliation with WRJ, we are connecting one local flame to something larger.”
Prayer for the First Yahrzeit of the Bibas Children's Return
Matir Asurim, Redeemer of captives
The One who has made me free
On this yarzheit
one year since the Bibas children returned home to be laid to rest
We pause to grieve
The lives taken far too soon – Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir
To mourn women and children whose lives are
Entering a Holy Relationship
During my time as the (first!) social justice intern at Women of Reform Judaism, I had many conversations with WRJ leaders from all over the country. I heard time and time again that WRJ was the place where they could combine their dedication to Judaism and
Inheriting Miriam's Courage: A Prayer for Shabbat
“Then Miriam the prophet, took a timbrel in her hand,
and all the women followed her with timbrels and with dancing.” (Ex. 15:20)
As the waters of injustice rage in Minneapolis and across this country —
God, please, let the Sea of Reeds, the sea of injustice and
"You Have a Voice!"
“I’m not a cantor.”
Surrounded by more than 200 cantors at the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) Convention 2025 in Washington DC earlier this month, this was my mantra as I introduced myself throughout the gathering.
Thank you, thank you, thank you WRJ for
Maintaining a Learner's Mindset
Lately, I’ve been playing a game of comparisons. My old place in Cincinnati had lilac bushes by the front door. Now my new block in Astoria smells of roses, owing to the talented gardeners who grow all varieties of colors and scents in their tiny patches of
Introspection: A Scheduling Balance
I don’t wear a Wonder Woman costume or a cape, but I do have superpowers. One, which I developed and worked on over time, is called seder, or order. This is a concept that is well embedded in our traditions. In the first few verses of Torah, God creates order
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah at Camp Coleman
Traditionally, several women have their B’not Mitzvah at the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Southeast (SE) District Fall Kallah at Camp Coleman amidst all of God’s splendor and with the support of all their “sisters.” This year, I was one of them.
The process
We All Stood Together
My brother and I were at Sinai
He kept a journal
of what he saw,
of what he heard,
of what it all meant to him.
I wish I had such a record
of what happened to me there
It seems like every time I want to write
I can't —
I'm always holding a baby,