Words of Hope
Something unusual happened to me today. I was asked to open a meeting with a prayer. Normally, that’s not unusual. …
Author Archives: SRQ Jew
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 …
A Prayer for Peace on a Dark Day
This has been a dark day in our nation’s history. We have seen mobs assault the very seat of our …
Greeting 2021
It is perhaps fitting that the Jewish community will finish its annual reading of the book of Genesis just as …
Jews, Christians, and Rituals
It’s Christmas, and just as our Jewish community had to make enormous changes in our observance of the High Holidays, …
Darkness in Times of Light
For a brief time on this last night of Hanukkah, millions of small candles were lit. The world was a …
We Are The Light
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. Usually, I would light one menorah, which means that I would light two …
Covid & Change & Liminal Spaces
Like everyone else, I’ve had change on my mind lately. We got through the election and now it looks like …
Hunger at Thanksgiving
It’s November 26th in a year that has been close to disastrous. On a brighter note, Mars is closer to …
Hope
Hope. It’s a commodity that seems to be in short supply. The election is over but the president refuses to admit …
