By Ronit Zemel For the first 18 years of my life, at my parents’ Passover seder, I would recount the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom. I recited the four questions, pointed to objects on the seder plate, and dropped grape juice on my plate for the ten plagues. As the Haggadah said, I would Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel I write this with an inner turmoil that surprises me in its depth. It is early March. Russia has invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian resistance is stronger than expected. President Volodymyr Zelensky has become a powerful international symbol of courage and resistance as the future of his country hangs in the balance. Continue Reading »
Whither Israel? Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel Rosh Hashanah 5782/2021 Washington, DC Dear Friends, I am a worrier. I worry about serious things: COVID The future of American Jewish life How our Micah community can continue to thrive and be impactful through COVID and its necessary limitations. I worry about Israel and its future and our Continue Reading »