Eulogy Virtues
I was recently asked for a copy of my resume. This wouldn’t be odd except that I’ve announced that I’m …
Category Archives: children of Israel
Following God Through the Desert
Near the end of the book of Numbers, the Torah offers a travelogue of sorts, which lists the places where …
Building Together
A couple of years ago, Professor Arnold M. Eisen counted the number of times the word kol appears in Exodus …
“Give me your tired, your poor…”
As our weekly Torah readings take us into the book of Exodus and the suffering of the Children of Israel, …
In the Wilderness: society run amok
When I wrote to my congregation from Jerusalem last week, I said that Israel is a complicated place. As I …
Building God’s House
I was in Israel last week, and while walking in Jerusalem with a friend I suddenly lost my bearings and …
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