Ron Wolfson
By Ron Wolfson
-
News “There’s no going back’ What rabbis learned from the extraordinary High Holidays of 2020
I am not a rabbi — but am I proud of my colleagues who are. Along with cantors, soloists, educators, executive directors, board donors and laypeople in hundreds of congregations and spiritual communities, they pulled off one of the most extraordinary historic pivots in synagogue life. “This is epic,” Rabbi Steven Leder of Wilshire Boulevard…
-
Community A mask is not anti-Trump. It’s pro-life
Yarmulke is such a funny word. Not as funny as phylacteries, which, as 12-year-old I thought had something to do with birth control. The one thing I knew about yarmulkes was I had to wear one in the Conservative synagogue our family attended. The ushers in the sanctuary and the teachers in Hebrew school made…
-
Community It’s all about relationships, especially in a pandemic
I write this sitting in a Hilton hotel room in what is known as “Med City,” Rochester, Minnesota. My wife Susie and I have been in this same room since February 6 when we arrived to enter the world-famous Mayo Clinic kidney transplant center. That amounts to nearly 60 days, isolated from most family and…
-
The Schmooze Cutting-Edge Work in the Jewish Community
Dr. Ron Wolfson is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. His most recent book, “Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community” (Jewish Lights Publishing), is now available. His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the…
-
The Schmooze The Future of Jewish Institutions
Dr. Ron Wolfson is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. His most recent book, “Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community” (Jewish Lights Publishing), is now available. His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the…
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Who is Ella Emhoff? How Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter could affect her run for president
- 2
Opinion Jewish Republicans are smearing Kamala Harris as anti-Israel. Here’s why you shouldn’t buy it
- 3
News What would a Josh Shapiro vice presidency mean for American Jews and Israel?
- 4
News Doug Emhoff: What would it mean if the first first gentleman is Jewish?
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israeli military vows to stop flow of donations to soldiers, even from their parents
-
Culture Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum
-
Fast Forward Trump, meeting with Netanyahu, says we are ‘close’ to World War III because of Biden
-
News Angry about Gaza, will uncommitted voters commit to Kamala Harris?