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 …
Category Archives: Genesis
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 …
Doing the Wrong Thing
This week‘s Torah portions begins with the phrase “and he saw.” Over his lifetime, Abraham saw many things. Not all …
Who Are You?
Names matter. Our names define us, identify us, separate us. But if our names identify us, what happens when we …
Beginning Anew
Here we go again. Beginning at the beginning. As the new Jewish year begins, Jews around the world will turn …
Resolve in the New Year
This week marks both the end of the book of Genesis in our annual cycle of Torah readings, and of …
The Masks We Wear
Appearances can be deceiving. In Sarasota Florida, where I live, it feels like summer, but it is the dead of …
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