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Rabbi Marc Baker
Rabbi Marc Baker leads CJP's mission to strengthen Jewish life and build community across Greater Boston. His biweekly reflections offer insights on philanthropy, community building, and Jewish values in action. He has served in Jewish communal leadership for over two decades, focusing on innovation in community care and sustainable impact.
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May 14, 2026
Black-Jewish Solidarity and Israeli Leadership
Dear Friends, What an intense time this is for our country, Israel, and the world. I continue to watch this precarious hostage deal and ceasefire in Israel, holding my breath in the hope that the host..
May 14, 2026
Holocaust Remembrance and the Fight Against Antisemitism
Dear Friends, I will never forget my first trip to Poland, a pilgrimage to visit the darkest places of my people’s history, of human history. I saw the remnants of the horrors of the Holocaust with my..
May 14, 2026
Hope in Fragile Times: A Message After the State of the Commonwealth
Dear Friends, Last night I had the great honor of giving the benediction after Governor Maura Healey’s State of the Commonwealth Address. As a 4th-generation Bostonian, it was especially meaningful to..
May 14, 2026
Hostage and Ceasefire Deal: A Message of Hope
Dear Friends, I’m writing to you with anticipation and so many emotions. Like many of you, I’ve been watching and reading the news with bated breath as progress has evolved over the last several days...
May 14, 2026
A CJP Mission to Israel and the Hostage Crisis
Shalom Chaverim (friends), As I return from an emotional CJP solidarity mission to Israel, this week’s Torah portion, Vayigash, feels deeply meaningful, even haunting. It opens with the climax of the ..
May 14, 2026
Creating Light, Sharing in Miracles: A Hanukkah Message
Dear Friends, Lighting candles feels especially miraculous in times that feel especially dark. It is unimaginable that it is now the second Hanukkah with hostages continuing to sit in darkness, the he..
May 14, 2026
Thankful for Partnership in the Jewish Community
Dear Friends, Yesterday, CJP convened 75 professional and volunteer leaders from our Jewish communal organizations to reflect on the challenges of leadership and to imagine the future we are building ..
May 14, 2026
Post-election Lech Lecha: Moving Forward Through Division
Dear Friends, Like many of you, I found this election week and these past several months exhausting. Not a day has passed without at least one intense conversation about the magnitude of this election..
May 14, 2026
October 7, One Year Later: Remembrance, Grief, and Hope
Dear Friends, This has been a brutal year. On October 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded the sovereign state of Israel by land, by air, and by sea. I woke up to a flurry of frantic text me..
May 14, 2026
A Special Rosh Hashanah Message from Rabbi Marc Baker
Dear Friends, As we stand at the threshold of a new year, the shofar features prominently as a profound symbol in our tradition, one rich with layers of meaning that invite deep contemplation. Rosh Ha..