Speaking & Teaching

For me, one of the core aspects of being a rabbi is to want to share knowledge, wisdom and life perspective with others: namely to teach. And for me, the opportunity to teach in many different formats — one-on-one, in a small group setting, interactively with a somewhat larger group, or giving a D’var Torah (words of Torah) formally on a topic — also creates the opportunity to learn new things. As a newly-ordained rabbi, I have no “off the shelf” curricula, and while I do have a good number of sermons I have given in different settings and I have taught a number of classes, I find that every teaching circumstance I’m asked to participate in has unique variables: who is the audience and what are your learning objectives for our time together, how has the Jewish world shifted since I prepared previous material on the subject, how has my own thinking and life experience changed, what new sources have I read or listened to that have altered my perspective? All of these questions cry out for a bespoke approach to Jewish teaching and learning.

If you have a group that would like to learn in this type of bespoke way with fresh thinking on Jewish or Jewish-related issues, including liberal Zionism, whether in person or remotely, please feel free to reach out to me.

Please click HERE to access several of my recent D’var Torah on contemporary Jewish issues or perspectives on the meaning of Jewish ritual practice.