Keeping Connected with Rabbi Perry
Having A Voice for a Progressive and Pluralistic Israel
KEEPING CONNECTED FEBRUARY 2020
Dear Friends,
In this month’s blog, I would like to invite you to learn more about the World Zionist Congress and your ability to participate in an important election. The WZC elections are the ONLY way for American Jews to democratically participate in issues about Israel. Below is important information More
Finding the Light: A Conversation About Mental Health
Keeping Connected January 2020
Dear Friends,
Recently I was visiting an art class in our Chai School, where for the prior 6 weeks the students had been learning about collage. Their project was to take the techniques that they had learned and apply them to a subject matter that meant a lot to them. It could be a personal issue or theme, or something they cared about in society, in particular with a focus on Tikkun Olam. I was very moved by all of More
Israel: It’s Complicated
Keeping Connected December 2019
Dear Friends,
The Jewish world is like a family in which there has been and will always be vigorous debate about issues, beliefs, practices and more. This has been the case since Judaism emerged as a civilization. Seeking to understand and engage with this debate gets at the core of what being Jewish means. There have been so many, many debates through time:More
Join Us for Shabbat with Ellen Allard
KEEPING CONNECTED NOVEMBER 2019
Dear Friends,
One of my favorite lines from The Sound of Music is when Maria says, “When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window…” Although I do not necessarily believe the theology of this statement, I have often found that the sentiment rings true. Such a case occurred last April. The More
Do Our Words Reflect What We Believe?
Keeping Connected October 2019
Dear Friends,
Despite the cultural differences that exist among people, there are many things that are shared by all of humanity. One of these traits is the existential desire to understand the “Big Questions” of life: How did the universe come to be? How was humanity created? How did life begin? Why is there death? Why is there evil in the world? Although our conclusions may be different, and although our More
To Everything There Is A Season
Keeping Connected September 2019
Dear Friends,
I am a person who is very attuned to the seasons and right now, on this last day of August, I am keenly aware that autumn is edging closer. Although our garden still has many tomatoes, the sunflowers are finally blooming and the grass STILL needs to be cut, the evenings have a chill that says change is coming. Birds are stopping at our feeders more often trying to fatten up before their More