Author

  • Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg

    Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg is the Chief Operating Officer for the Rabbinical Assembly and Chief Movement Strategy Officer for United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. In this combined role, she is leading the Conservative Movement in reenvisioning the future of Jewish life and Jewish communities for the next generation. Rabbi Konigsburg graduated with an MA in Talmud and Rabbinics and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. A native of South Florida, she spent her undergraduate years at the University of Maryland and has spent many summers in a variety of roles at Ramah Darom in Georgia. Ashira currently serves as a member of the Board of Kehilat Hadar, an independent minyan. Find her on Instagram: @ashirak.

Hearts Broken But We Will Keep Living

Amidst the heartbreak over the war in Gaza, appreciating our lives and feeling joy is an act of resistance and affirmation of life.