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Rabbi Stacy Friedman

Rabbi Stacy Friedman

Rabbi Stacy Friedman is the senior rabbi of Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael. She and her husband Frank are the proud parents of two teenage sons.

a lit menorah in a window
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How will we bring a little extra light into the world this Hanukkah?

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman December 26, 2019December 24, 2019

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. Miketz Genesis 41:1-44:17
 Zecharia 2:14-4:7 When he was quite young, my son and I were driving through our neighborhood during […]

“Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat” by Simone de Myle, 1570
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What makes a righteous person?

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman November 1, 2019October 31, 2019
Statue of King David in Copenhagen by F.A. Jerichau
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The Torah on the importance of holding political leaders to high ethical standards

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman September 6, 2019September 5, 2019
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Brave refugees reflect the Divine. They deserve our greatest care.

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman July 12, 2019July 11, 2019
The ark doors at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, mimic an ancient depiction of the Hebrew calendar. (Photo/Rabbi Neil Blumofe)
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I’m using this space to write about time

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
The altar in front of a mock-up of the Tabernacle in Timna, Israel (Photo/Wikimedia-Mboesch CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Find your flame, and keep it lit

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman March 21, 2019March 21, 2019
Moses and Jethro in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments"
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When getting it all done gets to be too much

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman January 24, 2019

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