Creating safe spaces for teens in the synagogue is one of my top priorities as a teacher and future rabbi. For the past few years, this idea has framed what and how I teach. From the respect that I give a student who is speaking to the respect I give a student who interrupts, my goal is to create an…
Month: March 2016
When Race is only for Blacks: Unpacking Identity as a Means to Inclusion
“It was for this reason that man was first created as one person: to promote peace among the creations, that no man would say to his friend, ‘My ancestors are greater than yours’” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5). This summer I had the privilege of visiting Camp Bechol Lashon in Petaluma, California. As a summer camp for Jews of color, Bechol Lashon…