We Must Ban Assault Weapons
I drove past a church sign this week that said “come as you are.” They meant it as a double …
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Faith
The mourning dove who nested by my front door left after her fledgling learned to fly. Two weeks later she …
Invisibility
“Are you OK?” Sometimes, it feels as if we all are walking around wrapped in a blanket of anonymity, almost …
Doing God’s Work
There is a certain symmetry between Genesis and Exodus. The first chapters of Genesis tell the story of God’s handiwork …
Impossible Things Happen Every Day
“Impossible things are happening every day,” sang Cinderella in the Rogers and Hammerstein version of her story. Impossible things certainly …
Things I Learned This Week
Things I learned this week: That the planned National Day of Hate didn’t happen, at least not in my home …
National Day of Hate
I received the following message today from the Jewish Federation: “Over the past several weeks a handful of known antisemitic, …
Reproductive Rights Through a Jewish Lens
I delivered this speech to two Jewish groups in my community, and am posting it on my blog in honor …
We Can Dream
I tried to not write this week about guns and how I wish they were controlled more closely in our …
Death, Destruction, and Caring
The numbers are staggering. Every time I look at the online newspaper the death count notches up another couple of …
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