I went to Kane Street Synagogue on Brooklyn for erev Sukot/Shabat services last night. It’s a Conservative shul, but they have a Friday night minyan that has the feel of being an indie minyan, t… more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 2 months ago: I went to Kane Street Synagogue on Brooklyn for erev Sukot/Shabat services last night. It’s a … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 8 months ago: I know that Rabbi Leon Morris is my kind of guy because when commenting on how nice the spring weath … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Parts I, II, III, and IV. Today I’ll cover this service’s truncated and strange treatmen … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Parts I, II, III, and the original post. In the last installment of this series, I discussed this se … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: I was on Long Island most of last week. On Friday night, I attended services at the Community Synago … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday’s post, Foreign Prophets, Foreign Songs, has been crossposted to RJ.org. There … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Two summers ago, here at Kutz, a girls’ cabin led services one day. As we all entered the tron … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: It was with great excitement that I heard about the new theme for the Thursday editions of the URJ … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: These last two nights we were born as a child-nation, emerging from the narrowness of Mitzraim, Egyp … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Who are you? I am Yisrael. Where are you coming from? I am coming from Mitzraim. Where are you going … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to the intersections of ritual and nature. One of my classe … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: One of the classes I’m taking this semester—and which, so far, I’ve supremely enjoyed—is … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: I want to be Reform Rabbi. I also want to be an expert liturgy. I also want to be a reforming Reform … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t posted in a while, but here’s some thought vomit for y’all. A summary of … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Through a highly academic survey of this article on Wikipedia, I have determined that the shofar was … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: On Shabat mornings, I take a half-hour walk from campus, through bustling downtown Madison, New Jers … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: Um. So. Go here. I need one of these desperately. I can’t even deal with this. Goodness gracio … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: As I noted earlier today, I have re-(but not totally)reversed my opinion on Miryam’s place in G’ul … more →
David A.M. Wilensky wrote 1 year ago: The semester here at Drew begins today. I have one class today at 1:15, Human Evolution. If I have t … more →