Rabbi Deborah Wechsler
Why We’re Only Talking About Sunday
Let me teach you an important Talmudic principle: tafasta merubah, lo tafasta. It means if you try and hold too much, you’ll end up dropping everything. It is taught in several rabbinic contexts including a discussion of the height of the Ark of the Covenant. The rabbinic...
Hazak Hazak V'Nithazek
Ten months ago Shoshana S. Cardin was the first member of the congregation to fill in a letter of our new Torah scroll. This past Tuesday night at 9pm Mimi Blitzer and David Mallott were the last members of our congregation to fill in letters. Like most partings, it was...
The Way the Jewish World is Changing
“May you live in interesting times.” Often thought of as a curse, in can also be seen as a blessing. Our world is interesting and complicated. As Jews, the modern world we live in would be virtually unrecognizable to our grandparents. What is fascinating is the way we...
About Me
Rabbi Wechsler has touched the lives of many members of our community through her intellect, warmth, compassion and commitment to the ideals of Conservative Judaism. As the first woman to serve as rabbi of Chizuk Amuno Congregation, her impact and accomplishments are demonstrated in our successful b’nei mitzvah, adult learning programs, gemilut hasadim efforts, and many learning and life cycle experiences. Her communal work includes service on the Executive Committee of the Baltimore Board of Rabbis, the Grant Review Committee for the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Fund of The Associated, and the Teacher Certification group of the Center for Jewish Education. She has published sermons and opinion articles in The American Rabbi, The Orchard, and the New York Jewish Week. Debi received her rabbinic ordination, as well as an M.A., from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City where she also served on the Board of Overseers of the Rabbinical School.
Archived Entries
| Date | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2011 | And the Winner is ... | Holidays |
| October 11, 2011 | Free Gilad Shalit | Spirituality |
| September 21, 2011 | The Rosh Hashanah Seder | Holidays |
| September 12, 2011 | As a Driven Leaf | Learning |
| July 21, 2011 | The Community of Atlantis | Spirituality |
| July 12, 2011 | Your Sermon Input Needed | Learning |
| June 29, 2011 | Noon in Jerusalem | Art & Culture |
| April 27, 2011 | Counting Down | Holidays |
| April 8, 2011 | 36 Hours From Afghanistan | Day to Day Life |
| March 14, 2011 | Purim Treats | Holidays |
| March 3, 2011 | Finding the Sacred in the Mundane | Day to Day Life |
| February 24, 2011 | The Walls are Talking | Day to Day Life |
| February 2, 2011 | The Most Important Part of the Body | Spirituality |
| January 7, 2011 | A Night at the Museum | Spirituality |
| December 23, 2010 | The Israel of Our Dreams | Spirituality |
| December 16, 2010 | Top Religion Stories of 2010 | Day to Day Life |
| December 13, 2010 | Yes, the Rabbi is In | Day to Day Life |
| November 24, 2010 | Limitations and Desserts | Spirituality |
| November 4, 2010 | Yitzhak Rabin z"l November 4, 1995 | Spirituality |
| October 27, 2010 | Why Did God Put the Tags in Back? | Spirituality |
| October 13, 2010 | Freeing the Captive | Spirituality |
| September 28, 2010 | Save Your Species | Holidays |
| September 20, 2010 | Bring on the Books | Holidays |
| September 13, 2010 | Ess, Daven, Kvell | Holidays |
| September 5, 2010 | Communities and Individuals | Holidays |
| August 31, 2010 | Thanks for the snacks | Day to Day Life |
| August 22, 2010 | Shanah Tovah from Iceland | Holidays |
| August 11, 2010 | "Rabbi"ing Out Loud | Day to Day Life |
