Both as a rabbi and as a parent, it is important to me that Judaism be inclusive of people with special needs. Today, more and more, young people who have Autism, Aspergers, Down’s Syndrome, and other similar challenges are being encouraged to participate to their full potential in Jewish life! Purely by coincidence, I’ve hadContinueContinue reading “Building an Inclusive Jewish Community”
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The Life That We Would Like to be Living: A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah 5773
The Architect Frank Lloyd Wright tells about a memory. He was nine years old, and he was walking across a snowy field with his no-nonsense uncle. The boy wandered this way and that, collecting reeds and taking in the scenery, while his uncle walked straight across the field. Upon reaching the top of the hill,ContinueContinue reading “The Life That We Would Like to be Living: A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah 5773”
T’fillah – Like Child’s Play
If there is anything that the URJ Biennial is known for (other than Obama, this year), it is the Shabbat services. Services at the Biennial tend to be big, musical, and highly orchestrated. The key word there is BIG – it’s hard to be anything but, when you have 5000 people in the room! ThisContinueContinue reading “T’fillah – Like Child’s Play”
The Four Children (of Star Wars)
In the section called the “Four Sons,” the Passover seder very wisely recognizes that different children learn differently, depending on their disposition, level of knowledge, age, etc. Here’s how I got my kids to care about the Four Sons at our seder last night: ———————————————————————————————————————————- The Wise Son The wise son almost always follows theContinueContinue reading “The Four Children (of Star Wars)”
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 