Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz

Recent blog posts

Whose Wall (Kotel) is it anyway?
I Woke up Early for Religious Tolerance
International Women's Day
Be like Vashti and Esther!
A Tale of Two Deer (a poem at the end of 2012)
Grief and Action
Light Over Darkness
A Declaration of Faith-Sh’ma Yisrael
You ARE the Instruction Manual
Past and Present
Women space: A seat on the bus, a place at the table
So Much Halvah
Rabbi Faith Joy @ the Hartman Institute Rabbinic Seminar, Israel
Women: Firsts
Springtime- Counting our Blessings
Environmental Justice
Israel at 64!
Let Every Breath Praise God...Kol haneshama t’hallel yah
Standing with Israel—The AIPAC Convention
Be Happy, It’s Adar!
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Summertime Fun... Swimming and Enjoying Cold Treats

Submitted by Faith Joy Dantowitz on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 2:24pm

From Rabbi Dantowitz, 07/14/2011 

Summer is a time for adventures around the world and even in our own backyards.

A late afternoon trip to the pool provided hours of fun and relaxation for my youngest son and me. Without concerns of schedules, homework or dinner plans, we swam together and apart (I prefer the lap lanes and he prefers wall ball).

Marriage Equality

Submitted by Faith Joy Dantowitz on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 12:00am

From Rabbi Dantowitz, 06/28/2011


What do Lady Gaga’s mom, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, “The Color Purple” star NaTasha Yvette Williams, State Senator Loretta Weinberg and writer-producer Carol Leifer have in common? They all appeared at Garden State Equality’s (GSE) Legends Gala Saturday night. All of them are supporters of civil rights and stand up for justice for the LGBT community.

Blessings Overflow...May & June 2011

Submitted by Faith Joy Dantowitz on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 12:00am

From Rabbi Dantowitz, 06/24/2011

 I’m not a gambler or a horse-racing fan, but the past five weeks have felt like a trifecta for my family as joyous event has arrived one after another in three-fold blessing.

In mid-May, I completed 18 years in the rabbinate. This milestone chai years has been a time for me to reflect on the journey---pausing to see where I have been and where I am going.

I was ordained May 16, 1993 at HUC-JIR in NY after 5 years of Rabbinical School---1 in Jerusalem; 2 in Los Angeles and the final 2 in NYC.

Counting Up….and Counting Down

Submitted by Faith Joy Dantowitz on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 10:48am

From Rabbi Dantowitz, 06/02/2011

I’ve been doing a lot of counting this spring. I counted the days up until my son’s Bar Mitzvah in May. I counted the days until attending a conference I helped plan for women rabbis (Women’s Rabbinic Network). I counted the days until my older sons’ chorus concert tonight.  I am counting the days until my oldest son’s High School graduation later this month. With counting up or down, there is great anticipation.

Tirdof tzedek—To pursue justice

Submitted by Faith Joy Dantowitz on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 11:53am

From Rabbi Dantowitz, 05/05/2011

Choices
Our Choices
The future is now
Living today to the fullest
Showing respect for those around us
Recognizing that
The earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness thereof (Psalm 24)

This year I was a Brickner Fellow. Rabbi Balfour Brickner was a Reform rabbi and an activist for Civil Rights.

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