“Jeffry said ‘Yes’ to an invite to preach on less than a month’s notice. He did a lot of research and shared much of what he learned with us. He did a good job of connecting his topic at hand (“Hanukah”) with the larger context of December holidays and holy days. He has a lovely gift with words and made good use of a repeated question to focus our attention. He was also quite patient with a member of our congregation who differed with Jeffry’s interpretations. I have reason to believe that Jeffry’s patience led to a valuable insight that ‘different’ does not equal ‘wrong’. What a splendid gift! You have a gift for preaching, Jeffry.”