Love from Jerusalem

Dearest Friends,How are you all? I have so much to share! I’m writing to you from Israel, where I’ve returned to Jerusalem for the first time in six years. Until I returned, I hadn’t realized how thirsty I was for the air, the wind, and the soul that is the Holy...

Reflections and Moving Forward

Hello and Happy New Year, friends!Every day and every moment we are alive is a new beginning. As we turn and turn again into a new cycle, as we look at our world there are always reasons to be sad and frustrated. But, if we can refocus our attention, I believe there...

Pandemic Reflections and Prayers

Dearest friends, I hope and pray that you and your families are healthy and in good spirits. One year into the COVID pandemic, I am reflecting on some of the things I’ve learned, gained and experienced over this last year. This year, I: for the most part stopped...

Hanukkah 2020

December 11, 2020 Friends, I send love and hope, to all far and wide corners of our world. In this very different year, holidays and celebrations have felt so extra strange. I feel I’m still recovering from the sadness of being physically separated from...

High Holidays 2020 Announcement

September 11, 2020 Friends,  It is an honor for me to share the link to the conversation last Thursday, “Reframing Carlebach,” created with integrity and strength by the Cantor’s Assembly.  Please click here to read an article about...

Reframing Carlebach

July 1, 2020 Dear Friends, It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo era began. Please join me along with beloved colleagues for an in-depth discussion about my father‘s legacy, my family’s music, and our responsibility to create a world of respect,...