Updates, musings, and sermons from Rabbi William
A (Reform) Jewish Creed
Forgotten Aspects of Liberal Jewish History Classical Reform Judaism of the late 19th and early 20th century often engaged in controversial ideological polemics and attempts at reforming Judaism. Many of these reforms were attempts to make Judaism align with the American understanding of what religion should look like. In other words, attempts to make Judaism…
The Torah Is Not a Text
D’var Torah for Parshat Nitzavim Parshat Nitzavim contains one of the most iconic sections of the Torah. In chapter 30, verses 11-14, we read that the Torah is not in heaven or across the sea. We don’t need anyone to go and get it for us because it is near us, in our mouths…
B'nei Ruth: Community for Applied Judaism 