Category: Blog

Dear Friends,  As we enter Shabbat, I invite us all to reflect on the profound importance of connection and belonging—two values at the heart of Jewish life. In a world that […]

Dear Friends, Over the past few days, in the middle of a packed week filled with visitors from around the U.S. and the other side of the world, I had […]

Dear Friends, A Rabbi, a mayor, and a drag queen walk into…the JCC.  It sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it? But in fact, it happened, and it […]

Dear Friends,   It is with deep gratitude and an even deeper sense of responsibility that I write to you today as the new Chair of the Board of Jewish Federation […]

Dear Friends,  It has been my privilege and honor to serve as Board Chair of Jewish Federation of San Diego over the past two years—a role that comes to a […]

Dear Friends, On my phone, I have a bright orange app called Home Front Command. I added it right after October 7th when I was travelling in Israel in case […]

Dear Friends,  As you all know by now, Israel launched a massive pre-emptive assault against Iran last night in an operation likely to span several days. The Israeli military deployed […]

Dear Friends,   Over the past few weeks, our Jewish community has bounced back and forth at light speed between celebration and mourning, joy and fear, delight and anger. We […]

Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem,  Last night, I said goodbye to my companions (and new friends) who travelled with Federation to Poland for the International March of the Living, and then […]

Dear Friends: People have asked us why we joined Jewish Federation of San Diego’s March of the Living mission—and why we agreed to co-chair the trip. For each of us, […]