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May 21, 2021, 2:10 PM

A Letter to my Graduating Seniors

Dear Seniors, As you prepare for graduation, I am reflecting on the fact that we’re about to send you out into the big wide world, and in light of what is happening in the Middle East, I am concerned. I hope that in the time...

Jun 3, 2020, 4:45 PM

A service without singing?

When I was a child, I was part of my synagogue’s choir. The difference between me and every other choir member is that I was told to mime. I was allowed to stand there with the other children, my lips were allowed to move, but...

Mar 22, 2018, 5:23 AM

Are you listening Mr. Jones?

We don’t write articles about VHS videos anymore, we don’t make reference to developing camera film and we don’t talk about sending a telegram. So why in 2018 do I have to write about Holocaust denial? How is this still a thing? And how can...

Jan 4, 2018, 11:46 AM

Knock, knock… Who’s there…? Doctor Jew!

On Christmas Day, audiences across the world bade farewell to the 12th incarnation of the Doctor as Peter Capaldi bowed out of the long- running television series, replaced by Jodie Whittaker. While for many Doctor Who has become a part of people’s festive celebrations, this episode offered a...

Apr 14, 2017, 4:42 PM

Pesach’s call to go beyond Flight 3411

This Sunday, April 9, 2017, image shows a passenger being removed from a United Airlines flight in Chicago. Video of police officers dragging the passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar Monday on social media. (Audra D. Bridges via AP)

While everyone obsesses about the passenger dragged off Flight 3411, there are a few other items of importance

Aug 5, 2016, 3:50 PM

Celebrating the breaking of a glass ceiling

I am one of Thatcher’s children. We are not directly related (or at least not that I know of), but I am of that generation who grew up with her as Prime Minister. And despite growing up with a female head of state, I have...

May 18, 2016, 2:27 PM

We were once Leicester City!

People have been united in following the unlikeliest of Cinderella stories this football season. Fans watched in disbelief as Leicester City, a 5000-to-1 outsider in August, lifted the Premier League title, as larger and wealthier rivals fell by the wayside. I’m not a Leicester supporter,...

Mar 22, 2016, 5:17 PM

Purim’s Precedent for President

A leader known for his excess, a politician prone to racist declarations, a woman challenging gender roles in the corridors of power, and a Jewish man challenging the political norms. This year, as we prepare for Purim and read about Achashverosh, Haman, Esther, and Mordechai,...

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About Me

Rabbi Danny is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA. He has a weekly Podcast “2 Minutes of Torah”, which was included in the Top 7 Jewish Podcasts and is available on iTunes. He was a member of the inaugural cohort of the UJA Federation of New York’s Rabbinic Fellowship for Visionary Leaders and he is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow. Alongside this he is Gabby and Benny’s daddy and Micol’s husband.