Rabbi Deborah McKenzie credits her strong Jewish foundation including love of Torah, family, and Tikkun Olam to the dedication of her parents. Some of her earliest memories of growing up include having daily Shacharit and Maariv services at their home in upstate New York. She considers her parents to be trail blazers for being Jews at a time when being African-American and Jewish was unique in African-American, Christian, and Jewish communities. Nevertheless, it is in living at the intersection of different perspectives that established multiple bridges of diversity that continue to shape and strengthen Rabbi Deborah's faith and spirituality.
Please join her on Monday evenings as she streams Evening Services (Ma'ariv) for Congregation Sim Shalom.