Liminal Spaces: Betwixt and Between

July 30, 2021

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

September 12, 2019

Laws, laws, laws. The Torah is stuffed with them. Some make perfect sense and help us to be better people, …

August 30, 2019

Remember the song, “When you’re happy and you know it… and you really want to show it…”? It tells us …

August 15, 2019

I live in a new neighborhood that still is under construction. It had been a neglected golf course, and a …

September 14, 2018

This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of return, which falls between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur. Our Torah reading …

September 6, 2018

It’s storm season in Florida. It’s always like this in early September, although this year we haven’t had to deal …

August 24, 2018

A small group was discussing the many commandments in this week’s Torah portion, and a phrase seemed to jump off …

August 17, 2018

I usually don’t give sermons about politics. I have been known to call out behaviors that I find objectionable, but …

July 19, 2018

The book of Deuteronomy begins with the phrase ayleh d’varim, “these are the words that Moses spoke to all of …