Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried
Pamela Jay Gottfried serves as a rabbi in Metro Atlanta. She is also an artist and the author of Found in Translation: Common Words of Uncommon Wisdom. Her current writing project is a collection of creative nonfiction that includes stories and poems about her 25+ years as a parent and rabbi. Connect with her at pamelagottfried.com.
Articles by Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried
Welcome Home
The local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is preparing welcome baskets for Afghan families about to ...
Connecting During COVID
The 3 ½ weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah are lost in a haze of last-minute purchases: a new modem, ...
Tiferet
Tiferet: (Hebrew) adornment, the sixth sefirah in kabbalistic tree of life, often associated with balance, beauty and miracles.
Keep Saying Their Names
It has been a little more than six months since my last Yizkor service—I missed it on Shemini Atzeret, but ...
Not Alone in the Room
Having no idea how many people will attend in person, I set fifteen chairs in a semi-circle and place the ...
Three Funerals and a Wedding
“Our life is a walk in the night, we know not how great the distance to the dawn that awaits ...
Justice for All
Looking back on the first three weeks of 2020, a theme for the month of January emerges. On the eve of ...
Adulting
Two months ago, I purchased a Dyson vacuum for my daughter for her 25th birthday. She was thrilled and posted ...
Living, Not Dying
Faced with this choice:1. Vaccinations and x-rays every six months. She could live another five years if it works. If ...
Restore Yourself
A few months ago I realized I hadn’t been myself for a long time. I’d been under a lot of stress ...