Pop Music, Christmas Songs, & Musicals
From Irving Berlin to George and Ira Gershwin. From Richard Rodgers to Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim. Jewish composers and lyricists have shaped the American songbook, the modern musical, and Christmas songs.
Jewish American Heritage Month: Creating Hollywood
Exploring some facets of contributions made by Jewish Americans to the creation of the movie industry in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Foundation of Balance & Israel’s 75th Birthday, 20 Days Omer 5783
Twenty days of the Omer and Israel’s 75th Birthday as a modern state. Foundation of Balance. Reflecting on how Zionism is central to my identity.
Exodus, Passover, Divine Emanations, Revelation
Chol HaMoed Pesach Shabbat Sermon 5783. Moving from a clear-eyed understanding of the Exodus to meaningful Omer count with the emanations of the Divine towards revelation.
The Exodus, the Shoah, and the Jewish Roundtable of Alameda Unified
We are leaving Egypt in this week’s Torah portion. We remember the Shoah, yet our children go to school with rising support for neo-Nazism.