We Will Light The Candles
It happened again. And again I felt the familiar combination of being heartbroken and not in the least surprised. Jews …
Category Archives: antisemitism
“No One Should Be Alone”
The day before Yom Kippur, the synagogue I attend received a threatening phone call. The caller said he knew our …
“Silence is Assent”
I feel frozen, despite the Florida heat. The world outside my door seems more daunting than ever—and that’s saying something, …
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 …
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 …
Not-So-Good Friday
I began writing today about Good Friday and the concept of baseless hatred. But I don’t want to revisit the …
Alone in a Crowd
We’ve all felt it—that moment of standing in the middle of a crowd yet feeling completely alone. You look around …
Courageous Conversations
I was honored to be asked to write about antisemitism in my local community. The essay below appeared on the …
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