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Dana Greitzer Gotlieb

Nov 28, 2024, 10:15 AM

Our Torah portion, Chayei Sarah—חַיֵּי שָׂרָה—The Life of Sarah, begins with an unexpected twist: not with her life, but with an announcement of her death: וַיִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה׃ |וַתָּ֣מת שָׂרָ֗ה… וַיָּבֹא֙...

Oct 14, 2024, 4:36 AM

Next Year, You Will See

In the photo, my mother Michal is holding me in her arms. March 1970, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Next year, we'll sit on the porch and count migrating birds בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה נֵשֵׁב עַל הַמִּרְפֶּסֶת וְנִסְפֹּר צִפּוֹרִים נוֹדְדוֹת These iconic words from Bashana Haba’a, written by Ehud Manor and composed by Nurit Hirsh, capture a timeless dream of hope, peace,...

Jul 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

Parshat Hukat: Breaking the Silence

Would you like to hear a story? This is a true story about me. So you can learn a bit about my journey and how it relates to our week's Torah portion. Do you remember when we were kids, people would...

About Me

Dana Gretizer Gotlieb is a community builder and rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion. She explores her multinational identity as an Israeli-American Jew and Israeli culture, art, and poetry. Dana immigrated to the U.S. from Israel 16 years ago and creates programs and events that focus on pluralistic Jewish values and bring people together.