“No One Should Be Alone”
The day before Yom Kippur, the synagogue I attend received a threatening phone call. The caller said he knew our …
Category Archives: Genesis
Can People Really Change?
There’s a song in the musical Wicked with the repeated line, “because I knew you, I’ve been changed for the …
Abraham & Our Vote
Unlike almost everyone I know, I waited until election day to vote. I chose the time of day carefully, planning …
We Are Not Alone
Today was a low day. I didn’t have a particularly good reason to feel gloomy, except that the sadness and …
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 …
Doing God’s Work
There is a certain symmetry between Genesis and Exodus. The first chapters of Genesis tell the story of God’s handiwork …
In the Beginning
We tend think of time as a straight line, marching inexorably forward. But we live within an endless mobius strip …
Let There Be Light
Once upon a time God began to create. God created separation; heaven and earth. God created a light with no …
Why Do I Exist?
There are many couples in the Bible, and several episodes of barren wives. But the one that always stands out …
Hope
It’s been a long couple of weeks, bracketed by the murders at the Tree of Life Synagogue and Kristallnacht tomorrow …
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