Margaritas and Oreos
Well, it took 15 1/2 hours, but I got to New York safe and sound. Celebrated with a margarita and …
Category Archives: God
Living With Hope
I read in the New York Times today that Elizabeth Edwards, a fellow breast cancer survivor and ex-wife of former …
Small flames & God’s hands
My friend Lynn Teichman made a great point about the blessing that Jews say when washing hands before eating. The …
The Power of Ritual
My friend Chick Silberman wrote: “So why do you need to talk about God – unless congregants ask you? I …
It’s season in Florida
I knew this would happen. “Season” is upon us, which means that my Technion job is much more than full-time …
100 blessings a day
I’ve been thinking about blessings lately. This is mostly because I’m helping a kid prepare for his Bar Mitzvah, and …
Spirituality vs Intellect
In an e-mail conversation yesterday with a colleague about High Holiday services, he asked: “I trust you know what you …
Shana Tova
Due to my never-ending search for the sublime and the ridiculous (preferably together) I was delighted to run across an unfortunate …
May God Bless You With Discomfort
I quoted part of the following prayer yesterday from a college-age friend’s FB page, who heard it at an address …
Virtual congregations?
Just as I was sitting down to write to about congregations and why they’re important, two things appeared on my …
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