Even More Passion & Joy | Newsletter Article >>
Date: 2013-12-05 | Id: rdw42

I had a wonderful time this fall, meeting with so many people – members and non-members – who wanted to explore their “passion and joy” in Jewish life. Some of you have started projects at TRT, others are now out working in the community.

Thanksgivukkah, Christmas and the Jews >>
Date: 2013-11-18 | Id: rdw43

By now you have heard that Hanukkah comes very, VERY early this year – as in, it overlaps with Thanksgiving for the first time. Don’t get used to it; it won’t happen again for over 70,000 years (yes, that number is correct).

A Passionate Plea for Gun Control >>
Date: 2013-11-13 | Id: rdw44

It was 9am on Friday and I’d just reached the TSA checkpoint at the top of the escalator when I congratulated myself for being on time for the first time in my life. For the first time I had time to look around, admire the art installation in the terminal. Was it new? Why hadn’t I noticed it before?

Going to Israel? Some things to be afraid of >>
Date: 2013-10-03 | Id: rdw45

You were in ISRAEL this summer? Weren’t you scared?

Hobby Lobby and the Jews >>
Date: 2013-09-29 | Id: rdw46

Freedom is messy. From the American Nazi Party marching in Skokie, Illinois, to the myriad web sites promoting hatred of [insert the name of any religious, racial or political group here], freedom is something we all cherish… until we are on the receiving end of someone else’s freedom.

Praying At The Wall >>
Date: 2013-08-13 | Id: rdw47

JERUSALEM, August 7, 2013 – Elul 1, 5773
I prayed at the Kotel (the Western Wall) today. That may not seem like a big thing for someone who has spent over a year of his life in Jerusalem, but it was actually the first time I’ve ever prayed at the Wall.