Camp is a community which accepts people in their entirety, engaging their interests and developing self-identity. Camp is a community which does not take Judaism too seriously, allowing rituals to be integrated naturally and Jewishness to be internalized holistically. Camp is a vibrant, living Jewish community.
But, this sermon is not about camp. ...

I was sitting in the library at school and we were discussing God. Instead of the pronouns “he” or “she”, whose gendered language don’t make sense for God who has no gender, what should we call God? One classmate offered, instead of “he”, or “she”, or “they”, we could refer to God as “the one who must not be named.” So, yes, God is now Lord Voldemort. ...

Having grown up in Louisville, I have always had a stronger connection to and affinity for “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, and I absolutely love what he stood for.  While he was nicknamed “The Greatest” for what he did in the ring, the reason he became “The Greatest” is because of the person he was and what he meant to millions around the world. ...