New Passover Haikus
It’s time to update the Passover Haikus, especially now that we’re experiencing our second year on-line (for many of us). …
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When is a Sacrifice Not a Sacrifice?
This week, I paid $39.99 to renew my annual subscription to the New York Times crossword puzzles. This is an …
Moses: The Biblical Energizer Bunny
Vayikra. “And God called to Moses.” This is a strange way for the Torah to begin a conversation between God …
Sacred Space and Sacred Time
This week I had the opportunity to study with one of the great Jewish minds of our generations, Irving “Yitz” …
The Silent Sound
The Jewish tradition has a sweet story about the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. It relates that the …
“Unmute Yourself”
“Unmute yourself.” This was the subject line of an email I received, asking people to speak out about an issue. …
We Americans Have Much to Do: Together
This week’s Torah portion tells of the last three plagues on Egypt: locust, darkness, and death. Moses tells Pharaoh that …
Prayers & Remembrances are Not Enough
Every year, Americans gather on this date to pray and show their gratitude to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We …
Words of Hope
Something unusual happened to me today. I was asked to open a meeting with a prayer. Normally, that’s not unusual. …
24 Hours in America: What Will Define Us?
A Black preacher and a Jew are elected to the Senate from Georgia. A mob, urged on by the president …
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