The Poetry of Brokenness
Robert Frost once said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought, and the thought has found words.” In …
Category Archives: Deuteronomy
God’s Wish
This Shabbat, just before Rosh Hashanah, we read one of my favorite passages from the Torah: Surely, this Instruction …
Joy in Community
Last year when we read this week’s Torah portion I had just purchased a new crockpot. I got it at …
Liminal Spaces: Betwixt and Between
Whenever I read Deuteronomy I think more about the Children of Israel than Moses, who’s doing all the talking. They …
The Truth About the Torah? It’s Complicated
Laws, laws, laws. The Torah is stuffed with them. Some make perfect sense and help us to be better people, …
Sharing Joy
Remember the song, “When you’re happy and you know it… and you really want to show it…”? It tells us …
Building God’s Home Within
I live in a new neighborhood that still is under construction. It had been a neglected golf course, and a …
Sing a New Song
This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of return, which falls between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur. Our Torah reading …
Through the storms, be a mensch
It’s storm season in Florida. It’s always like this in early September, although this year we haven’t had to deal …
“You must not remain indifferent”
A small group was discussing the many commandments in this week’s Torah portion, and a phrase seemed to jump off …
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