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Jonathan E. Blake

Oct 16, 2024, 6:40 AM

Born Perpetually With a Knife in Our Hearts

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), The Sacrifice of Isaac

These remarks were delivered as a sermon on the morning of Yom Kippur, October 12th, 2024, at Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, New York. Never in my life have these Days of Awe so lived up to the literal meaning of...

Oct 15, 2024, 10:33 PM

Our Mental Maps: Embracing Jewish Power

These remarks were delivered as the Kol Nidre sermon at Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, New York, on October 11th, 2024. You are probably familiar with a celebrated New Yorker cover from March 29, 1976. Entitled View of the World from 9th Avenue, it parodies a...

Oct 15, 2024, 5:25 AM

A Letter to our Anti-Zionists

Dear Anti-Zionist Jews: It has taken me a year to write this letter. I’ve agonized over what to say, not finding the words. I needed to write this letter to clear my head. To clarify my thoughts. Maybe it will...

About Me

Jonathan Blake serves as Senior Rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York. He has appeared in The New York Times, GQ Magazine, the documentary films 51 Birch Street and 112 Weddings, and has authored numerous essays and articles for print and online publications. He regularly shares reflections on his blog, rabbiblake.org, and serves on the Boards of the CCAR, UJA-Federation of NY, and Zioness.