On Becoming Myself
I’m not sure why we give birthdays so much weight. A single day passes, and suddenly I’m a full year …
Author Archives: SRQ Jew
What if The Torah Had Suggested Peace Instead of War?
This week’s Torah portion is the disastrous story of the 12 scouts (or were they spies?) sent into the Promised …
Together in Courage & in Prayer
The news that Israel attacked Iran to cripple their nuclear bomb program was itself a bombshell. It was as if …
The Facebook Game that I Always Lose
Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen the same question asked on Facebook again and again: “What is it called …
Shavuot: Life Lessons from Torah
Inspiration: The act of taking in something indescribable, ineffable, impossible to see, touch, or explain, and turning it into something …
Chaos and Order in the Book of Numbers (and in our lives)
The Book of Numbers, Ba’midbar in Hebrew, occupies a unique place in the narrative of the Israelites’ journey from slavery …
In Memorium: 1st Lt. Richard Leon Glassberg
Update: 11/11/25 I posted the following last spring on Memorial Day. Soon after, my cousin wrote to me, upset that …
About Holiness, God, and Trusting My Dog
My thanks to everyone who was so kind about my essay on being a rabbi. Before I start writing about …
“Are You Still a Rabbi?”
Now that I no longer serve a congregation as a pulpit rabbi, I have been asked several times if I …
A Lesson in Holiness
I’ve been thinking about leadership lately. What does it mean to be a leader? Does it apply to all of …
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