So, What About the Torah?

When I was little, we read Torah every Friday evening at my Reform congregation.  I believe that they read it on Saturday mornings regardless of whether there was a Bar/Bat Mitzvah as well.  The Torah was removed from the ark, the Rabbi recited its words in Hebrew and...

What Am I… Chopped Liver?

Last evening, I lead a shivah minyan for a wonderful family of mixed Jewish identities. Because there was an Orthodox branch among the immediate mourners, our Rabbi had checked with the family to make sure that it was okay for a female cantor to lead them in worship....