For those of us who knew Everett, we know that he always seemed to be a little bit ahead of his time. Naomi once commented that she still can't believe that people willingly eat kale, when she was forced to consume the tough green throughout her childhood. I recently came across an article referencing Rabbi [...]

Today is Mary Gendler's 85th birthday! When I close my eyes and think of my Aunt Mary, I see flowers, gardens, and photographs. Like many of you, I've marveled at the world she has created for herself. Similar to the numerous garden rooms that grace the Great Barrington property, Mary crafted the life she wanted [...]

I attended a new synagogue for the High Holidays this year. I decided to try it out because I've come to know a rabbi here in Pittsburgh who I like. Until this fall, however, I had not made the drive to attend his services. See, the synagogue is located about 35 minutes from my house. [...]

Today, August 8, 2025, would have been Rabbi Gendler's 97th birthday. As I'm sure many people can relate, I think of him often. In uncertain times, when I find myself afraid to speak up, I'm reminded of his strength and bravery to say what he felt needed to be said and to do what he [...]

Many of us know each other because we met at the Gendler's home. Whether it was to celebrate a mitzvah, a birthday party, or a  holiday, we have shared memories of laughter, deep conversations, and moments of reflection. I remember the first time Everett took me outside to look at the moon at a Passover [...]

Today marks the third secular yahrzeit of Rabbi Everett Gendler. I am reminded of him often. There's a belief in Judaism that people die twice, once when they physically die and a second time when your name is forgotten. Over the last year, we have engaged in several remembrance projects that ensure that his name [...]

On September 20, 2024, friends and family of Rabbi Everett Gendler gathered together at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts — where Everett served as the school’s first Jewish Chaplain from 1977 to 1995 — for the dedication of the Gendler Peace Circle. Following Rabbi Gendler’s death on April 1, 2022, former Andover students Joe Tatelbaum [...]

On Thursday, June 13, we traveled to Kiamesha Lake, New York, for the installation of the sixth of twenty historical markers that are being placed throughout the Catskills by the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project. It was on this land that the Rabbinical Assembly gathered at the Concord Resort for their annual meetings, and Rabbi [...]

Join us on June 13 in Kiamesha Lake, New York (the site of the old Concord Resort), when a photo of Rabbi Gendler and Dr. King from March 1968 is installed on a plaque as part of the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project! The mission of the project is to "interpret and designate places important [...]

On Sunday, May 19, 2024, Yale University President Peter Salovey spoke to the graduating class of 2024 about the importance of love and compassion, as well as forgiveness and understanding. As Tamar listened from her role as a dean, Naomi as a parent of a student, Finn as a soon-to-be graduate, and Mary as a [...]