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Jan 26, 2018, 6:51 AM

The Vice President’s speech to Knesset reminded me why I love Israel

Contrary to what you might have expected when you clicked on this headline, I am not going to write about the content of the Vice President’s speech. Instead, I want to focus on a moment of protest that took place before he had hardly opened...

Dec 5, 2017, 6:02 PM

What Would a Synagogue Run by Millennials Look Like?

Interested in finding out what it would be like if a large conservative synagogue was run by millennials? Some time, stop by the offices of Congregation Etz Chaim. Over the past year and a half, three of our key senior staff positions–our senior rabbi, program...

Aug 8, 2017, 6:32 PM

Farewell, My Old Friend

When my mother said goodbye to our old Volvo sedan in 2003 after 20 years and near 150,000 miles, she stood on the driveway sobbing at the site of the tow truck. At the time, I remember thinking that it was all a little bit...

Jun 19, 2017, 7:08 PM

A Message to the Jews in my Congressional District: Remember the Past and Go Vote

I remember feeling astonished when I first learned that my great-grandfather had fought beside the Germans during the first world war. As citizens of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Kaiser Franz Josef had been kind to his Jews: so much so, that there were murmurs that he...

May 2, 2017, 11:31 PM

How To Put Your Shoes on Right

The other morning, I nearly left for minyan in tears. As I was putting on my shoes and running out the door, already late (the “regulars” will tell you this is not surprising), I heard the thumping of my son gliding down the front steps...

Mar 25, 2017, 12:10 AM

A Different Kind of Holocaust Memorial

As a twelve-year attendee of Jewish day schools, you might say that I am somewhat of a self-proclaimed expert in Holocaust Memorial Assemblies. The texts and the soundtracks of these gatherings are fairly standard, even if they are not always in the same order. Holocaust...

Mar 2, 2017, 7:59 PM

Why my heart won’t entirely be at AIPAC

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2015 Policy Conference, March 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)

Why the policy conference should address religious inequality in Israel, including the stalled Kotel agreement

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About Me

Daniel Dorsch is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Etz Chaim in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. He also serves a Vice President of MERCAZ-USA, the Zionist arm of the Conservative movement. New to living in the southeast, he enjoys barbecuing in the winter, wearing jeans to work, and spending time with his family.