The Book of Naomi
William Blake wrote, “In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, …
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The Women of the Wall
Years ago a friend introduced me to a game on my phone that she was addicted to. I realized that …
The Pain of Fear
The following essay was supposed to run as an op-ed on the Opinion page of the local daily newspaper. Tonight, …
A Slightly Unhinged Bio
Sometimes you wake up early and despite birdsong and sunlight, everything is just too much. You must know what I …
Second Chances
Today is my favorite Jewish kinda-sorta-holiday. It’s Pesach Sheni — second Passover. The Biblical situation where it arises is extraordinary. …
On The Way Home
I have long believed that baseball is a near-perfect analogy for how we think about home, and perhaps for life …
The Thursday That Became Shabbat
It is Thursday. And yet, for me, it is Shabbat. I am in northern Italy, in a region that was …
Massi di Cemmo: Where Humans & God Met
Today I stood in a valley between Italian mountains and saw where the hand of God touched human hands. But …
Counting the Days of the Journey
“Might within loving kindness.” It is day two of the daily Omer count between Passover and Shavuot. Each day for …
A Radical New Interpretation of Miriam’s Name
It’s almost Passover and I’ve been thinking about the human protagonists; Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Three siblings. Each with special …
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