A Work in Progress
I have heard several interviews lately with a Jesuit priest named Father James Martin. He is promoting his latest book, …
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Heroes Praying With Their Feet
“I felt as though I was praying with my feet.” This was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s response to marching arm-in-arm …
“Memory Sustains Humanity”
Memory Sustains Humanity: Words inscribed on a glass and wooden case, which protects a Torah scroll in Mississippi. Which is …
From Trauma to Survival
The Jewish world is in the process of leaving the book of Genesis and moving into the next book in …
Living & Dying in Dystopian America
I cannot stop thinking about the woman who was murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. They call her a …
“Keep Hoping Machine Running”
In 1942, Woody Guthrie wrote a list of 33 New Year’s resolutions. He was six months shy of his 30th …
Why I Love Christmas
It is Christmas Day, and I find myself reading an in-depth article by Dr. Rabbi Amy-Jill Levine on the deep …
Dreams
For several weeks I’ve strayed from the Torah portion and chose to write about other things. But time and Torah …
We Will Light The Candles
It happened again. And again I felt the familiar combination of being heartbroken and not in the least surprised. Jews …
“You Are a Demented Ostrich!”
I love studying Talmud. As long as it’s in English, that is, because I came to the rabbinate in my …
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