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Feb 4, 2017, 1:04 AM

Bo Knows Solidarity. One Nation Indivisible Under Gd

Shabbat Shalom. This week’s Torah portion is Bo, the parasha of the final three plagues and the ultimate release and exodus of the Israelites from our enslavement in Egypt. We read about the lowest point for the Egyptians – death of the firstborn – and...

Sep 23, 2016, 9:27 PM

Can I get an Amen?!

In this week’s Torah portion Ki Tavo, the Israelites are given the final laws of the Deuteronomic legal code. They are reminded of the loving and legal covenant between Gd and the people of Israel and told that when they arrive in the Promised Land...

Apr 22, 2016, 2:36 AM

Florida tomato on the seder plate?

When I was a child, my maternal grandparents (Marien and Ray, may their memories be a blessing) now and again would take me out to Wendy’s restaurant after a movie or for a treat. Sometimes I got a Frosty, a delicious chocolate-flavored frozen dessert, or...

Feb 18, 2016, 7:56 PM

Is it all about location? — Rules of Jewish communal life are changing

It’s been said that the three most important words in real estate are “location, location, location.” According to language expert William Safire, this phrase dates back to mid-1920s Chicago. For nearly a century in the United States, it either felt or actually was true. We...

Dec 21, 2015, 8:42 PM

George Lucas and Star Wars: A Jewish defense of action

Anticipating this week’s release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” one of my favorite podcasts recently broadcast an interview with George Lucas. The podcast is called What It Takes, and it’s a project of the Academy of Achievement, a nonprofit organization out of Washington, D.C....

Dec 3, 2015, 11:57 PM

What else can I do? Remembering Sadat and Begin’s courage

On November 20, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first leader of an Arab country to visit the State of Israel. His visit was, for so many reasons, unlikely. Since Israel was founded in 1948, Arab countries had made it a policy not to...

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About Me

Rabbi Jacob M. Lieberman is a Reconstructionist rabbi, meaning maker, and social change agent. He believes that inspired [+ Jewish] living starts today with wonder, gratitude and curiosity. Jacob mixes wit, openness, vision, community building and social justice with spiritual growth then follows it up with hard work, one day at a time. Jacob is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and a biological and adoptive parent to two beautiful Ethiopian Jewish kids.