The Wondering Jew
My congregation has finally been able to stop calling itself wandering Jews, as we found a place to alight after …
Author Archives: SRQ Jew
Alone but Not Afraid
I play a game on my phone that involves moving different shaped pieces into a box, fitting them together like …
Bumps in the Road
I was driving down a narrow street in Sarasota this week and saw a large sign announcing BUMP. There was …
Audacious Hospitality
Last week my congregation was informed by the church where we hold services that we have to leave within 60 …
Stand Up
This morning I was on the phone with a board member from my synagogue and mentioned that I was about …
Hold Hands
Some time ago I was being given directions to a house in the Maryland countryside. Finally the voice on the …
Hope
As Mr. Rogers would say, it’s been a beautiful day in the neighborhood. The kind of day you’d like to …
In the Beginning
We tend think of time as a straight line, marching inexorably forward. But we live within an endless mobius strip …
The Poetry of Tears
When I first became a rabbi I was taken aback by people who cried during services. I didn’t know what …
The Poetry of Release
Life, death, existence, and awareness are mysteries that we contemplate when given an opportunity, but more often choose to ignore. …
