Remembering Rona Ramon

Remembering Rona Ramon

Rona Ramon died today and the Jewish people lost a beloved member of our community. I was introduced to Rona and her husband Ilan in 2002 by Ellen and Louis Krinsky. Ilan, Israel’s first astronaut, was stationed in Houston in preparation for a flight aboard Space...
The Israel Trip of a Lifetime

The Israel Trip of a Lifetime

Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to participate in the URJ Leadership Mission to Israel.  This trip was a jam-packed, whirlwind schedule crammed into six days filled by meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Authority politicians, leaders in the Reform...