Archive 2011

Dear God, Many, many images of God have been lost in earthquake and fire and mighty waters just yesterday. And so we turn to You, Adonai, and we ask for Your strength and comfort. We open our hearts one to the other as brothers and...

This has been a whirlwind week for us here in Berlin where we have learned about how Germans have confronted their past and are looking to their future.This Shabbat, in Parashat Tetzaveh, we learn about the ner tamid. We can compare the ner tamid --...

Finding a relationship with a city and its inhabitants upon arrival takes time and sifting through my own preexisting relationship with Berlin in particular and Germany in general in the wake of modern history seemed even more daunting. And...

Next week fifteen RA-colleagues will be spending a week together in Berlin. Through our association with Germany Close Up, we will be exploring issues of Jewish memory and will meet with German politicians and educators to discuss how...