Jewlicious Festival 2014
This past weekend, I had the honor of being one of the presenters at the tenth annual Jewlicious Festival. Taking place on the historic RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, the festival began in the late afternoon of February 28th and concluded in the late morning on March 2nd.Continue Reading
Rabbis Without Borders Evaluates
As one of the rabbis who have participated in the Rabbis Without Borders fellowship, I was initially saddened when I read Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu’s “A Time for Bold Action: Redefining the Metrics of Jewish Life” which appeared the other day on eJewishPhilanthropy, in which she wrote that there will notContinue Reading
Speaking with Rabbis Without Borders Student Fellowship
Last night, I had the honor to speak with Clal’s West Coast Rabbis Without Borders Student Fellowship on the topic of social media, beginning with a text study. While there have been several cohorts of Rabbis Without Borders, as well as a student fellowship on the east coast for theContinue Reading
Speaking on Panel at Temple Beth David about Denominations
Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking on a panel about Jewish denominations at Temple Beth David in Westminster, sponsored by the Jack Broscow Brotherhood. I was one of three rabbi panelists, alongside Rabbi Joel Berman of Temple Beth Emet of Anaheim, representing Conservative Judaism, and Rabbi Nancy Myers ofContinue Reading
Highlights from Rabbis Without Borders Third Annual Alumni Retreat as Seen on Twitter
A couple of weeks ago, the third annual Rabbis Without Borders Retreat took place at the Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, which was great, except that I did not attend this year. While I did attend last year (and I realized I have not yet written about it online –Continue Reading
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Holds Dinner in Los Angeles in Honor of Alumnus of Year
Three months ago, I attended the West Coast Dinner held by my alma mater, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT), in honor of its alumnus of the year, Rabbi [name redacted by request] (YCT ’06). Although I was super happy to attend, merely by din of YCT having an event on theContinue Reading
Speaking at Moishe House of Orange County Last Night
Last night, I took part in a “Rabbi Battle” at Moishe House of Orange County. In truth, it was less of a “battle” than a panel, of sorts (perhaps, a mini-panel, you might say), with the residents hurling a variety of questions at us that they had previously gathered fromContinue Reading
“Gin & Genocide”
Last night, a fundraising event for SoCalJSS/SoCalJYAE was held in Long Beach. Entitled “Gin & Genocide” was the third of this year’s series of texts and tippling. Featuring a discussion on genocide in the Jewish tradition, considering Amalek, Midian, and the seven Canaanite nations, Rabbi Drew steered the conversation eventuallyContinue Reading
Taking Part in the Jewlicious Festival for the Fifth Time
In just five weeks, the tenth annual Jewlicious Festival will be taking place and I have the honor of being involved in promoting it as well as speaking at it. This upcoming Jewlicious Festival will be my fifth Jewlicious Festival with which I have been involved, meaning that I willContinue Reading
WHO 2013
A month ago, I not only had the pleasure of attending a conference for Hillel professionals on the west coast, I also co-chaired it! Taking place December 16-18, it was a good mid-year opportunity to reconvene with fellow Hillel professionals! Every year that I’ve been serving as the rabbi forContinue Reading