Mar 27, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah
On March 26th, in an affirmation of Masorti values of inclusion, pluralism and Jewish tradition, three Israeli couples, unable or unwilling to wed in Israel, were married in a service jointly officiated by Adas Israel in Washington D.C, and Washington Hebrew...
Feb 25, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month. To honor that, we want to bring stories this month about how Masorti lives its values with respect to individuals with special needs and challenges. Read this powerful sermon delivered to...
Feb 21, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah
We want to bring articles from rabbis and lay leaders with passionate and sometimes controversial viewpoints. This article, from Rabbi Aryeh Meier, published recently in the Jewish Standard, fits the bill. It’s a cry from the heart about Israel, the Diaspora...
Jan 27, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah
One of the most joyful part of rabbinic work is welcoming Jews by Choice into the community. The Religious Affairs Bureau of the Masorti Movement officiates at about one hundred such conversions each year. Each of these are a blessing to the Jewish people and to the...
Jan 16, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah
Park Avenue Synagogue, its clergy and leadership team, took the trip of a lifetime to Israel earlier in January. With 450 people joining, it was the largest single synagogue mission to Israel. The trip followed a huge Shabbaton at PASyn where Dr. Yizhar Hess,...
Nov 1, 2018 | Blogging from the Bimah
Rabbi Gordon Tucker introduces and reflects on a Rabbi Mishael Zion’s deeply moving testimony.: “When a person dies, among our obligations is that of paying tribute to that person’s life. This mitzvah is even more urgently felt when a person has been...
