Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz
Rachel Gurevitz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Shalom, Westborough, MA. In her congregation she is helping individuals to nourish and deepen their own path to positive Jewish living. Her passions include working on interfaith interaction and cooperation, music, chant, and meditation, and Jewish mysticism. Rachel was ordained at Hebrew Union College where she completed the rabbinic studies she began at Leo Baeck College, London. Prior to this, she received her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University College, London, researching, consulting and publishing on environmental and sustainable development education from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Articles by Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz
Zoom In, Zoom Out: What Lens Are You Looking at Ferguson Through?
When I was a college student, I remember an image from a class that has stuck with me. It was ...
When the Medium Came for Rosh Hashanah
I’ve never actively sought out or consulted with a medium, or anyone who made claims to be able to communicate ...
Coming Out All Over Again: An Excerpt from The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality
In honor of National Coming Out Day, Keshet will be sharing and celebrating coming out stories throughout the month of October. ...
The Key to Success is Failure
“Ever tried, ever failed,” Samuel Beckett once wrote. “No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. “ (in Still Writing: ...
Beyond Belief: Navigating Our Way Through the High Holy Days
“Where there is faith, there are fewer beliefs. You use beliefs to shore up opinions, rather than a relationship with ...
A Time to be Silent and a Time to Speak
“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...
Jon Stewart Can’t Talk About Israel, But We Must
Jon Stewart, in his July 21 episode of The Daily Show, viscerally demonstrated what many of us, I am sure, ...
Reb Zalman’s Gift to Us All
On Thursday, I landed in San Francisco on the first day of a family vacation. As I turned my phone ...
Stop Trying to Get Everyone On the Same Page
While on the surface, the last two posts on this blog from my colleagues, Laura Duhan Kaplan and Joshua Ratner, are about ...
Guns Are Out of Control
I recently spent some time at a gun range in a class that provided an introduction to guns. During my ...