July 2024 Retirement announcement

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven

-Ecclesiastes 3

Today I write to share with you my plans to retire as of June 30, 2024.  At that point, I will mark thirty years at CABI, and thirty-six years—double chai—in the rabbinate. Over that long and fruitful time, through so many seasons together, it has been my enormous privilege to work with you.  I am profoundly grateful for our sacred partnership, grounded in a shared vision of inclusive Jewish community that boldly advances learning, spiritual growth, kindness, and social justice.  From the very beginning, I felt that I truly belonged in the CABI community, and that feeling has only deepened as we have celebrated, grieved and grown together.  I love my work, which is an extraordinary blessing for me, as a rabbi and as a Jew.  

One of my primary professional goals has always been to finish strong and leave a solid foundation for my successor. In that spirit, over the next year and a half, I will be working closely with our board and staff toward our mutual goal of a smooth and successful transition.

As my retirement date gets closer, there will be ample opportunity to reminisce and celebrate. During that time, I will reflect on what comes next for me.  But for now, and in the coming months, I will devote my energy and intention to the ongoing holy labor of strengthening our CABI community, and meeting our mission of empowering people to lead meaningful Jewish lives.  Thank you for sharing that journey with me for the past three decades, and through the forthcoming year and a half.

L’shalom—

Rabbi Dan