Tonight on the evening of Seder, Jews around the world are supposed to gather with family and friends to retell the story of liberation that

Friends, This is a set of three daily reflections from Seattle, written March 20–22, 2020. Seattle reported the first U.S. case of COVID-19 in January

The transition to retirement has been surprising. After years of working at 110% (on a slow week), I was looking forward to continuing some of

This summer I spent eight weeks teaching water safety to a bunch of preschoolers at the Downtown Seattle YMCA. This free program offered to the

Many a day as I’m stretching on the pool deck getting ready for my swim, I tell one of my lifeguard friends, “Don’t get old.

  When kids ask me whether some of the more fantastic or contradictory stories in the Tanach are true, I usually respond by asking them

It started off like any other vacation. A crazy week of Shabbat prep mixed with a crazier week of travel prep. Friday night services and

One of the things I love most about Temple Beth El is the degree to which our teens assume responsibility for the work we do

  When I was in cantorial school in the 90s, there was great consternation and hand-wringing about how “camp music” (used as a derogatory term)