Voting: A Sacred Responsibility
(Image by Pexels from Pixabay ) Reb Nahman tells a story of a king who considered himself the greatest marksman
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Preston Neimeiser is a rising 5th-year rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Preston serves as the student rabbi of the B’nai Israel Synagogue in High Point, North Carolina and the rabbinic intern at Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue. This summer, Preston will be working with the New Sanctuary Coalition as part of his fellowship at T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. In addition to his love of music and learning, he is dedicated to interfaith endeavors and a more just and peaceful world.
Author: Preston Neimeiser
Kol Nidre: Confronting Suffering and the Problem of Theodicy
(Feature photo credit oskiles – Pixabay) The traditional Ashkenazic text of the Kol Nidre Service begins: א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵ֥ב
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Rosh Hashanah: Giving Voice to Hope Develops the Lexicon of Possibility
(Image by Daniel Reche from Pixabay.) In some capacity or another, many of us are intimately familiar with the psychological
Read moreThe Golden Rule Should Guide Our Every Encounter
In this era of social distancing, our ability to be at peace and find holiness is fortified by the ageless
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