The Masks We Wear
Appearances can be deceiving. In Sarasota Florida, where I live, it feels like summer, but it is the dead of …
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The Real Heroes of Hanukah? Us
This is the d’var Torah that I shared at Congregation Kol HaNeshama tonight: Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukah, …
The Miracle of Light
We are halfway through the eight nights of Hanukah, lighting one candle, then two, adding another each day to celebrate …
“Falling Upward”
Here we go again. This week’s Torah portion is the beginning of the Joseph saga. In other words, yet another …
Us & Them: The Story of Dinah Through Different Eyes
Perhaps the biblical story of the rape of Dinah isn’t about rape, but rather xenophobia.
Who are “the homeless”?
This week I participated in four Thanksgiving observances. While I was honored to speak at two, the one that touched …
Is Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday?
This is the message that I gave over at the Sarasota Interfaith Thanksgiving Service this week: Every year at this …
Oy, Families!
I can’t decide. This week’s Torah portion raises so many questions that I don’t know where to begin, what to …
Murder in the Pews
Churches today are facing a reality that synagogues have always known — houses of worship are not always safe places. On the anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Looking Straight Ahead – Sarah’s Test
We know that God isn’t “up there” somewhere, but we still look up when beseeching God, still quote the Psalmist, …
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