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The Kotel Decision: The Parties at the Table
Posted on February 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
I remember going to visit Judy Chicago’s art installation “The Dinner Party” long ago at the Brooklyn Museum. This iconic feminist art piece sits in a mood-lit room, in the middle a triangular table upon which are 39 place settings, using mixed media, to highlight thirty-nine women: goddesses, historical figures, and women of importance […]
Shift and Consolidation: Thoughts on the Torah Portions Mishpatim and Terumah
Posted on February 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Prior to returning to congregational life, I spent 5 years working for the Union for Reform Judaism. When I would go out and speak to congregations we had a common catch phrase that we would use often. A phrase with my Australian accent, but in fact, with any accent, you would have to say very carefully. […]