Why I Love Christmas
It is Christmas Day, and I find myself reading an in-depth article by Dr. Rabbi Amy-Jill Levine on the deep …
Category Archives: darkness
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 …
“It Has Never Not Been October 7th”
In a few minutes, it will be October 7th. And in a very real sense, it has been October 7th …
Light in Times of Darkness
These past weeks Jews around the world have been reading the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Passover won’t happen …
Hope Amid Destruction: To Be a Jew
I’m shaken. I may live on the other side side of the country, may never have wandered the streets of …
Shining My Light
I’ve had a hard time deciding what to write about this week. I seem to be caught between light and …
Be the Light
“Speech is a path to peace.” Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, wrote these words years ago. Today, they are …
What Can You Do? Call! Write!
I was on the phone last night with another Rabbi, and she suddenly asked me, “have you heard from any …
Look Up
Many people want to talk to me about fear and hopelessness these days. They look at the pictures of wildfires …
One Tiny Candle
One tiny candle. That is all it takes to push back the darkness, move the shadows into the corners where …
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