Silence and Solidarity: Reflections from Pittsburgh
What I am left with is the silence.
Standing outside of Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, a normally busy neighborhood of Pittsburgh, it was eerily quiet.
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner
The Dream Still Demands
This post is adapted from remarks offered by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 48th Annual Legislative Conference Prayer Breakfast.
During these Jewish Days of Awe, the Highest, Holiest of days, my people blast the shofar
May God Remember Rabbi Aaron Panken z”l
Delivered on Sunday, June 10, 2018 in Austin, TX
Rabbi Aaron Panken understood his call to be the creation of an entire generation of inspiring leaders who would lead the Jewish people to fulfill our destiny.
We are our Brothers' and our Sisters' Keepers
This post is adapted from a sermon given by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the NFTY Southern Tropical Region (NFTY-STR) Kallah at Temple Kol Ami Emanuel in Plantation, Florida on March 16, 2018.
Let My People Stay: Engaging in Civil Disobedience to Demand a Clean Dream Act
This blog post is adapted from remarks as prepared for delivery ahead of the January 17, 2018 Jewish Action for the Dream Act, in which 85 rabbis and other Jewish leaders and activists were arrested while singing 'Olam Chesed Yibaneh' and demanding a clean