Rabbi Lee Bycel Rabbi Lee Bycel is the Vice Chair of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities and deeply committed to helping JFCS/East Bay and HIAS in their lifesaving work of resettling refugees. Recent Stories Sep 28, 2021 Remembering Eric Gattmann, an educator committed to justice Apr 7, 2021 Yom HaShoah and the importance of welcoming the stranger Nov 7, 2019 The glass is still breaking — remembering Kristallnacht in 2019 Sep 10, 2019 High Holidays are a time to help refugees — including the one inside of you Aug 31, 2018 During High Holidays, bear witness to injustice Jun 18, 2018 World Refugee Day is June 20. Time to act. Apr 5, 2018 There is no moral dilemma: Let the asylum-seekers stay! Feb 6, 2017 An open letter to Jared Kushner Dec 23, 2016 Aleppo is calling upon us to act — we must not fail this time Jul 29, 2016 Holocaust education needs to shift its focus from villains to heroes Apr 29, 2016 Opinions | The fifth child the empty seat at our communal Passover table Apr 10, 2015 Never again is easy to say. But ending genocide requires action. Sep 26, 2014 Take the holiday challenge: Put Darfur back on Jewish radar Dec 21, 2012 As Jews, we must act against gun violence now Nov 4, 2011 Helping those in need is a never-ending journey May 13, 2011 Getting ready for the birth of a new country: South Sudan Sep 25, 2009 New Years visit tells Darfuri refugees that we do care Aug 1, 2008 What better time than the Olympics to extinguish the flames of oppression Oct 6, 2006 Ethiopian Jews continue to wait despite promises Oct 21, 2005 Yom Kippur fast among starving refugees Next Page