Seeking Balance
Whenever I read this week’s Torah portion about the Korach rebellion against Moses in the desert, I am reminded of the …
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“Abraham and the Impossible God”
“All’s right with the world,” I think on mornings like today, when I’m sitting on my little porch with my …
“These are the words…”
The book of Deuteronomy begins with the phrase ayleh d’varim, “these are the words that Moses spoke to all of …
Holy Speech
The Bible may be a massive volume with more than 600 commandments, but for me, its message is encapsulated in …
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby… Sorta
The following is the sermon I gave at my synagogue on 4/20/18. Remember the Virginia Slims cigarette ads, when there …
Resolve in the New Year
This week marks both the end of the book of Genesis in our annual cycle of Torah readings, and of …
“Falling Upward”
Here we go again. This week’s Torah portion is the beginning of the Joseph saga. In other words, yet another …
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 …
#SarahToo
Like many of my generation, I use Facebook frequently. I like saying “happy birthday” to people, seeing pictures of children …
“You Are Enough”
Pity poor Noah. He needed a better press agent. Noah has gotten a bad rap for centuries, because of one …
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