Min HaMeitzar – From the Narrow Place (January 2021 KOL)

We live in a liminal time.  We are, right now, in the “in-between.”  We are trying desperately to be finished with what has been and...more

January 6, 2021

Sharing the Light (December 2020 KOL)

Sharing the Light There is an old Jewish folktale about a family who wanted to drive darkness out of their home.  They went to their...more

December 16, 2020

Food and Family (November 2020 KOL)

Food and Family On our American calendar, the month of November usually brings a focus on family and food.  With Thanksgiving as a highpoint, many...more

December 16, 2020

The Museum of Musical Instruments (Yizkor 5781, Rabbi David S. Widzer; 9/28/2020)

I have a friend, Rabbi Jason Rosenberg, who shared with me a wonderful story.  He had heard it, in turn, from another colleague and friend,...more

October 29, 2020

Voting and Values 5781 (Yom Kippur Morning 5781, Rabbi David S. Widzer; 9/28/2020)

I imagine many rabbis in the United States will be talking about the upcoming election during the High Holy Days.  It’s kind of hard not...more

October 29, 2020

Making Choices (Kol Nidrei 5781, Rabbi David S. Widzer; 9/27/2020)

In the late spring each year, the Reform Movement’s rabbinical arm, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, hosts a full three-day, in-person seminar for rabbis...more

October 29, 2020

Living in Boxes (Rosh HaShanah Morning 5781, Rabbi David S. Widzer; 9/19/2020)

I have spent the past year of my life living in boxes.  A year ago in August, my former congregation in New Jersey merged with...more

October 29, 2020

Broken and Blessed (Erev Rosh HaShannah 5781, Rabbi David S. Widzer; 9/18/2020)

A story for this Rosh HaShannah eve:  There was once an old woman who lived by herself on the top of a hill.  It was...more

October 29, 2020

On To The Next! (October 2020/5781 KOL Article)

On to the Next! It’s no understatement to say that, from the moment my time at TBS began in July, and when I became a...more

October 29, 2020

L’shanah Tovah! Moving Towards a Good New Year (September KOL)

It’s hard to believe that my family and I only officially moved into our house in Virginia on August 6, just about a month ago. ...more

September 4, 2020