Articles written by Neshama Carlebach

Neshama Carlebach, First Person|Dec 27, 2013

(JTA)-I grew up Jewish. Simply Jewish. My late father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, raised us in an observant Orthodox household. Our lives were filled with beautiful ritual and we celebrated the wonder of a familial spiritual connection. That said, we also danced along the fine line of progressive Judaism. My father's Torah was an expression of the beauty of Judaism. He taught the world to love and cherish Shabbat-even on a Tuesday-and to love Jewish rituals in an open hearted, expansively...