Curses, Blessings, and 9/11

September 12, 2025

Curses and blessings. The Torah offers them in the same breath — and so does life. Just when everything seems …

We Are Stardust: In Memoriam

September 1, 2024

In the Torah portion we read this weekend, Moses wanted to give a simplified, overarching perspective on the many commandments …

August 25, 2023

Many people are experiencing some of life’s most serious stressors this summer. This is always true; it’s just that this …

August 18, 2023

Today is the beginning of the Hebrew month called Elul, which marks just one month to Rosh Hashanah. Usually, I …

August 27, 2022

It’s hot. Here in Sarasota and seemingly everywhere in the northern hemisphere. When it’s this hot we tend to move …