A Breakdown of My Time Spent This Past Year
I frequently get asked as to how much time I spend on the various facets of my job. One of the biggest questions is how much time I spend with Beach Hillel, since I serve as the rabbi. In past years, I would spend a significant amount of time withContinue Reading
Beach Hillel Staff Learning Sessions: An Evolution
Two years ago at Hillel Institute, I came back with some ideas regarding Beach Hillel, one of which was to incorporate some Jewish content in each of our weekly Beach Hillel staff-and-interns meetings. While I don’t remember from whom I heard the idea, I do remember coming back from thatContinue Reading
Office Hours at CSULB
Yesterday, I began being available on-campus at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) for office hours. I will be there Tuesdays (September 12th UPDATE:) Wednesdays for the fall semester from 1:30-3:30 in the University Interfaith Center (Brotman Hall, room 178). It has been a few years since I last heldContinue Reading
On Instagram
It was almost a year ago that I began to use Instagram for professional purposes, using a separate account from my personal one. I use separate accounts for the same reason that I have separate Twitter accounts for my personal use and professional use: separating out my “brand identities”Continue Reading
Leading Discussions at Moishe House Thus Far in 2013
This year, I have led several discussions at the Moishe House of Orange County, which has been a great collaborative relationship. One of the things that makes it great is that we each bring things to the table: they bring the young adults and put out topic-appropriate foods/drinks and IContinue Reading
No More Newsletters, Per Se: Concerning Communications
Since January 2010, I have been putting out newsletters for my job (with Southern California Jewish Student Services and also Southern California Jewish Young Adult Enrichment), however, I have recently realized that I should discontinue doing so. While attending the 2013 Hillel Institute, I realized that not that many peopleContinue Reading
On the Foundations of my Jewish Identity
Today, I published a piece on my Jewish identity on my personal blog. In it, I primarily discuss how I got interested in living Jewishly, which was inspired by a question at a BBYO program I attended, as well as being happily surprised by finding a fellow rabbi’s articulation ofContinue Reading