Ken Brodkin

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Oct 22, 2021, 12:03 AM

And God Opened Her Eyes

This summer, while travelling on the east coast, I received an excited message from our shul treasurer: the congregation was the proud owner of a long-lost Israel bond! Cleaning out an old desk drawer after many years, a former member...

Oct 14, 2021, 9:27 AM

Learning How To Walk

Growing up in a small New England city, I learned to go on long walks. Along backroads, cornfields or woods, or looking at the night sky. I took this skill with me as a young man and went for...

Feb 24, 2021, 2:53 PM

The Megillah is named after only one woman

'The Banquet of Esther and Ahasuerus,' by Jan Victors, mid-late 1600s. (Wikipedia, Hebrew)

Sure, turn Vashti into a feminist icon, if you want, but don't forget that the true heroine of the story is her replacement, Esther

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About Me

Rabbi Ken Brodkin is the rabbi of Congregation Kesser Israel, in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife and children.