Reasonable, spiritual, authentic Judaism
Exploring a reasonable and relevant Judaism - authentic and current, inclusive and welcoming - Rabbi Jonathan opens and develops discussions delving into Jewish life, learning, and meaning. “Jewish and...” means Judaism enhanced because today's Judaism is: multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, pluralist, pro-LGBTQ+, feminist, and multi-generational. “Jewish and…” starts with Jewish sources: Torah, Midrash, Talmud, Commentaries, Israel, Yiddish, Hebrew, Food, Klezmer, and anything else that connects us to our Jewish selves.
Hod, the grace of small things, in Chesed, lovingkindness - an easy piece of wisdom and a hard one to follow. We must see ourselves as part of a greater picture to find motivation to fix something outside of ourselves, to do kindness to others.
Recognizing a need starts all human action, and recognizing others needs starts all kindness.