THE Notorious R.A.V.

youtube.com/watch?app=desk… Our brethren, the whole house of Israel, who are in distress and captivity​, who wander over sea and over land - may God have mercy on them, and bring them from distress to comfort, from darkness to light, from slavery to redemptio​n, swiftly, and soon.

OK, taking a minute from the jokes to say: Sending support to all those who worked at @SpiritAirlines. The home office and a key hub are just minutes from my house and a lot of people are hurting. Thanks to all for doing your best and wishing you a solid future

Shabbat Shalom...wishing you peace in the day and days ahead youtube.com/watch?v=5YsVch…

Shabbat Shalom, everyone. May it be a day that shows the world what peace should be youtu.be/-52MWBzal2c?si…

Wishing you a #ShabbatShalom. May we all be blessed with peace and may our world move quickly to peace. youtube.com/shorts/R82LZKn…

The area in which I live & work in Broward County, FL was Tequesta land. The Tequesta tribe ceased to exist [a small remnant fled to Cuba in the 18th century] as a result of diseases that came with European settlement, wars, and forced relocation.legendsofamerica.com/tequesta-tribe/

which we support at Posnack School David Posnack JCC, The Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Museum of South Florida, Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU, & Broward County Public Schools

Tomorrow, our Jewish Federation of Broward County teen contingent will be part of the International March of the Living. I'm proud of the 13 March groups I led personally, and to be part of our community's continued support for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights education,

This evening marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah, the memorial day for the 6,000,000 Jews murdered during the Holocaust [we also observe the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in January, which memorializes all who were murdered during the Holocaust].

Rabbi Yosef Weinstock refers to Pesach - #Passover - as the Annual Jewish Storytelling Festival. If you're attending a Seder, remember to connect the Exodus to all stories of personal and national liberations and to be inspired to work towards freedom for all

Buen Shabbat. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Shabbat youtu.be/rcA8CQrcoYI?si…

Began the day leading staff learning for Jewish Federation of Broward County Impact and Engagement team on what the Hagaddah teaches us about storytelling, and relating it to how we tell our stories, both personal and professional

At a time in which war and hostilities are rampant, Shabbat enters with this song of peace. May you and yours, and the entire world, be blessed with peace soon #shabbatshalom youtu.be/g8aOuKA12Bc?si…

indicated that as part of the Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites, for the first time, controlled their time and had achieved freedom. May you find freedom this month from anything that might be enslaving you.

On the Hebrew calendar, today is the beginning of the month of Nisan, the first month of the year as the Torah counted. The verse "This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you"

Wishing you a safe and relaxing Shabbat, a time when we can turn off or at least turn down the noise and conflict in our world for this short time.

Thanks to all the security personnel, law enforcement, and volunteers who keep the Jewish community safe (and who are also working with Muslim, Christian, and other faiths to keep them safe). And thanks to all allies and friends that have reached out.

Special greetings for today: Shabbat begins tonight. Most synagogues, schools & organizations continue to provide for the highest level of security possible. You can ignore a false meme going around suggesting people stay away from services.

Some of y'all don't pass armed guards on your way to religious services, or on your way to work in a Jewish school, preschool, organization. I do. We Jewish folks, are grateful to security personnel, law enforcement, volunteers protecting Jewish community in the US and worldwide.

I’m honored that my friend and colleague, Rabbi Susan Elkodsi, included my d’var Torah in her inspiring new book, Midrash Hazak: Torah Wisdom by 70 Over 70. Grateful to be part of a project that uplifts the voices and insights of our elders.

As we grow older, we can begin to feel invisible. In my article, “Standing on Their Shoulders,” based on Torah portion Ekev, I explore how aging can deepen our understanding of where our strength truly comes from and how we continue to shape the world around us.