Sorting The Silver April 2019 Dear Friends, When I was 8 years old the Bakersfield Californian newspaper came to our house and took a picture of my family at our Passover table. My father was the President of the Temple and a leader in the business community and the...
Well of Compassion March 2019 Dear Friends, Recently I had the honor of teaching music and chaplaincy at SLBC a.k.a. Song Leader Boot Camp, the national leadership conference created and led by Rick and Elisa Recht. My plan and been to take my class through a long...
We Plan God Laughs February 2019 Dear Friends, I’ve always been a big planner. I get it from my grandmother and mom who, in the middle of one meal began planning for the next! The phrase “We plan and God laughs” is something I’ve heard repeated over the years...
We Shall Overcome January 2019 Dear Friends, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that.” I still believe in the words “We Shall Overcome” as it becomes our responsibility, to take hands and...
Reflections on Light December 2018 Dear Friends, These are dark times. December is a dark month. Every time I turn on the news it makes me afraid. You have to be careful of how much of that darkness and fear you internalize. Perhaps that is why the holidays of so many...
