Doors, Thresholds, and Thoughtful Jewish Living is the theme for this year's Kallah. The door, a richly important element in Jewish religious imagination, presides over comings and goings, as well as over transitions. It is precisely at the place where in and out are hinged that rabbis should be most thoughtful.

is  the founder and director of Sicha . He is the Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC, and serves on the faculty of the Duke Divinity School.  Read more.