Ki Tisa: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

The longest conversation I had about the situation in the Ukraine this week was with Rod Stewart. It was not with me alone, there were 6,999 concertgoers there with me, […]
The Path That Led Me Here: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

In 2022, I will mark my 20th year with Temple Beth El and so I have been thinking a lot about that career path. I never grew up wanting to […]
When You Can’t Just Let it Be: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

Here’s what I am reading: “The Morgan Lewis Investigation Report into Allegations of Misconduct at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion”. That mouthful is the title of an independent investigation […]