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Oct 21, 2020, 1:04 AM
Reproductive Rights and Religious Liberty
This letter was mailed and hand-delivered to Senator Sasse's office in July 2019. As we discuss a new Supreme Court Justice and religious views on reproductive rights, it is important to realize that religious liberty should apply to people...
Aug 16, 2017, 11:27 PM
Have We Learned from Our History?
Last night and this morning, many people have been talking about the whitewashing of history. That by taking down statues of Confederate soldiers or perhaps even monuments to our founding fathers who owned slaves that we are stripping away...
Jul 20, 2017, 3:30 PM
Where Are All The Experts?
There has been a wealth of articles recently from Conservative Rabbis, as well as the secular press about the question of whether or not to officiate at interfaith weddings. The difficult question of officiation within the movement will eventually...
Jun 22, 2017, 11:48 PM
For The Sake Of Heaven
When I sat down in early May to to put put my thoughts down on paper in “It’s time to say ‘yes’” I never could have imagined the outpouring of support from congregants, colleagues, friends and acquaintances. In addition...
May 7, 2017, 6:24 AM
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It’s time to say ‘yes’
Illustrative photo of a same-sex marriage ceremony.(Photo credit: Gay marriage image via Shutterstock)
The message in rabbinical school was ‘just say no’ to these weddings — and then reality set in
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About Me
Rabbi Steven Abraham came to Beth El as Assistant Rabbi in July of 2011 and was named Beth El’s congregational Rabbi in August of 2013. He is the father to two beautiful children, daughter Naama, and son Leor. He graduated from the rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he also received an M.A. in Jewish Education. Before attending JTS, he earned his B.S. in Business Management from the University of Baltimore. Most recently, he earned a Certificate in Interfaith Families Engagement program at Hebrew College. In college and rabbinical school, Rabbi Abraham was actively involved with USY as a group leader on multiple summer programs, including USY on Wheels and Summer in The City, and staffed NATIV. Rabbi Abraham currently sits on multiple local and national boards. He is a member of the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands, the National Board of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Israel Bonds National Rabbinic Advisory Council, is a founding Board Member of The Nebraska Religious Council for Reproductive Freedom and was recently selected to be a member of Leadership Omaha Class of 43.