
What Is Your Passion Project?
Fall in love with your life! Pursuing a career that utilizes your passions and sparks true joy is key in feeling happy and fulfilled each...

Dedicate your New Year to Love
Happy New Year, friends! Traditionally, Rosh Hashanah is the time for all of us to review the past year and to explore new ways to...

Memorial Day 2019
Every year on Memorial Day I think of my brother, U.S. Air Force Capt. Arthur Freed who died when his plane went down in September 1962....

We've Been Here Before
Jewish history has a long memory. The Talmud describes the brutal destruction of the Jewish temple in the year 70. Roman legionnaires...

My new book: Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants
Happy Book Birthday, Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants! After all the hard work that went into writing this book, I’m so excited that its...

Timely and Timeless Lessons of the Passover Haggadah
Tonight marks the beginning of Passover, one of the oldest and most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. Timeless lessons are embodied in...

A Message for Purim 2018
The story of Purim is built on an important premise: With faith, hope and courage, righteousness can prevail—and one person can make a...

Lift Your Voice
Eighty-two of my fellow rabbis were arrested on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 17 during a protest against Donald Trump ending the...

Make The World Just Again
Deuteronomy: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid, for the LORD your God is with you. As I listened to Oprah at the...