Israel’s "We Are the World"

My teacher Rabbi Ismar Schorsch has announced his retirement from The Jewish Theological Seminary effective at the end of June 2006. While twenty years is quite a length of time for his chancellorship, I am certain he could continue to be Chancellor for years to come. During my six years at the Seminary I watched…

From the New York Times In a Town of ‘Friends,’ an Amen CornerBy JOHN FREEMAN GILL WHEN David Light was a student at Columbia University in the early 1990’s, dating a future rabbi who would later become his wife, the couple watched in fascination as the biggest party animal they knew – a beer-guzzling, skirt-chasing…

For a period of a few weeks, our family enjoyed some very special guests right outside our living room’s bay window. A robin bird, the official state bird of Michigan, laid a nest in our cherry blossom tree in a perfect location for viewing (both from inside and outside). I took photos of the nest…

Written from the Rabbinical Assembly convention in Houston Texas Below is an article from JTA. I was literally exhausted after listening to Rabbi Sharon Brous speak in a session yesterday here at the convention about her new endeavor called Ikar. She is a talented, dynamic and super-energetic rabbi who is transforming this new spiritual community…

Britney Spears’ new Kabbalah-inspired Hebrew tattoo actually has the letters reversed, making it meaningless. It’s proof once again of how hard it is to find a tattoo artist who graduated from a decent Hebrew School. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller

Together with my family, I wish all our friends and family a Chag Pesach Sameach! I haven’t posted on this blog very often lately because I’ve been so busy looking for a full-time congregational job for after graduation and working on my Masters Thesis for the Davidson School of Education at the JTS. Hopefully things…