Karen Reiss Medwed, at The Blogs

Sep 20, 2023, 5:48 PM

And so may it be, that with AI coded for the purpose of increasing justice and sanctity in our world, that we might repair inequities and celebrate with the blessings of AI nurturing a life of goodness, a life...

Sep 14, 2023, 2:29 PM

Simanim, New Signs, To Eat for a Sweet New Year!

Look, said my grandfather z”l, to me, pointing to a shiny penny on the street. Pick it up, he encouraged me. And at that moment, he introduced me to the idea of good omens that come our way. This...

Sep 4, 2023, 2:41 PM

Tuesday the Rabbi Went to PTA

May this be a sweet new year of learning for all our children, and for all of us, and may we all have the opportunity to study, to teach, to observe, and to practice. I don’t know about you, but...

Aug 29, 2023, 4:14 PM

All I Needed to Learn About Jewish Parenting, I Learned at Summer Camp

A real-life story in two parts Part One “Stop!” The shout came from my oldest daughter while we were in a large supermarket, walking down the cereal aisle. She was standing in front of a display of sugar cereals, and having...

Aug 17, 2023, 8:29 PM

Pursue Justice, Not a Religious War on Women

We must learn to celebrate our collective diversity and recognize Sh’china who dwells amidst us, as we celebrate Rosh Hodesh Elul during these divisive times. “Girls go sit in the back of the bus,” “Be as passive as you can,” “Women...

Aug 1, 2023, 7:24 PM

Tu B’Av: A Dance for Unconditional Love from God

Rabbi, I cannot bring myself to wrap myself in leather everyday. It just isn’t me. Conversations about wrapping oneself in tefillin are commonplace for a female identifying rabbi such as myself to have with Jews. You see, close to 45...

Jul 20, 2023, 7:48 AM

9 Days of Av: Innovative Sacred Realms

Tisha B’Av has always struck as a conundrum, the saddest day for the Jewish people, mourning terrible devastating destruction, while at one and the same time, these horrible historic events also led to some of the most incredible innovative...

Jul 13, 2023, 8:56 PM

The Blessings of A.I. In Our Lives

The sunset in shades of orange over the dark outline of the treetops and the calm waters of the bay, as taken by author.

Thank you God for the wonders in our lives! Daily we Jews express our appreciation to God for the wonders and awe of God’s creations. We express gratitude for the blessings of our bodies, of our daily functions, of...

Jun 30, 2023, 6:39 PM

Featured Post

Teach all children: Jewish affirmative action

07/19/22- Boston, MA - Dr. Karen G Reiss Medwed, Senior Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Network Engagement in the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University and Special Advisor to the Dean at CPS for DEI, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 outside the Catholic Center on St. Stephen Street in Boston. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

The US Supreme Court's ruling is an ethical, moral and – for Jews – religious failure

Jun 21, 2023, 11:23 PM

Women witnesses for Jewish divorce: A small step & paradigm shift

Rabbi Reiss Medwed scribing a sample get

“Rabbi, I do not understand why my rabbi cannot be a witness for this get .” Conversations centering on this question are not unusual for me, as currently the only mesadderet gittin – female-identifying rabbi who is certified to write...

About Me

Rabbi Karen G Reiss Medwed, Ph.D. is the only certified practicing female identifying mesadder gittin in the Conservative movement, and is an appointed member of the Joint Bet Din of the Rabbinical Assembly. She works as a Teaching Professor at the College of Professional Studies of Northeastern University.