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Fueling the light of later years: Reclaiming adult engagement
Would Hanukkah feel complete if you skipped lighting candles for days five and six? This is how it feels to Jewish adults over 50 who feel “unlit” by the Jewish community’s institutions. Adults in midlife represent a large subset of American Jews, yet organized Jewish life still focuses primarily on children, teens and their parents,…
Heartsick but not Heartless
We may be heartsick about events in Israel but let's not be heartless, toward each other, and to all people suffering.
“No Plan B (yet): Jews Can Save American Democracy”
It is not yet time for Plan B, because small acts of courage can save American Democracy.
Closing Blessing – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scotland AME Zion Church, Montgomery County
When King Hezekiah fell gravely ill, the prophet Isaiah came to him and said, “Put your house in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover.” Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed: “Remember me, Lord—my faithfulness, my devotion, and what I have accomplished for your sake.” He wept bitterly.…
Renewing Freedom Seder
Renewing Freedom Seder (A song of welcome framing the event) Circle 'round for freedom, Circle 'round for peace; For all of us imprisoned, Circle for release. Circle for the planet, Circle for each soul For the children of our children, Keep the circle whole. --- Linda Hirschhorn Seder: We call this a Passover Seder. …
Working Together Works
Working Together Works Rabbi Evan J. Krame, March 9, 2025 There is a story of a young child working in the field of a family farm with their father, moving stones to clear the land for planting. The child attempts to move a stone far too heavy for even a single adult. The father asks,…
Standing in the Shoes of Civil Rights Witnesses
Lisa Handelman, Inclusion Specialist at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, reflected upon her Jewish Studio Civil Rights Mission.
The Height of Absurdity
Monty Python remains one of my favorite sources of comic relief. They find humor in absurdity. Python’s comedy is rooted in a futile search for significance in an incomprehensible universe. Have you seen their movie “The Meaning of Life,” utterly devoted to countenancing the absurd? Take the Dead Parrot Sketch. A man walks into a…
Moral Turbulence
There’s a TED talk that begins with a story—a tale of a transatlantic flight, where a couple heads to a vacation in Scandinavia. Suddenly, turbulence strikes! The plane dips and sways, and from the back, a band of teens erupts in joyful whoops, as if riding a roller coaster of the skies. But then, the…
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