Faryn Borella was raised on unceded Abenaki land, also known as Vermont. Growing up in a small-town synagogue that was Reconstructionist in spirit, Faryn discovered a love for leading prayer early in life, the seeds of which are now growing into a beautiful rabbinate.
Many Jewish texts, ancient and modern, encourage us to forgive those who injure us, even when they themselves have not acknowledged the injury or asked for forgiveness. When we forgive, we let go of our injury and can proceed with compassion.
Might the knowledge gained within Reconstructionist communities and our experience of values-based decision-making prove useful to Yeshivat Chovevei Torah? I believe that it can.
A brilliant homily for Rosh Hashanah that queers the biblical texts and suggests that there are many allusions in the Bible to the ambiguous, nonbinary gender identity of God.
These biographical sketches, listed in alphabetical order, are taken from The Journey Continues: The Ma'yan Passover Haggadah and can be used as readings for the four cups
