Believing in God
Had an interesting conversation with my friend Geoff Huntting today, aka Rabbi Huntting. We were commenting on the conundrum of not …
Category Archives: God
My Lucky Day
The scene: It’s the end of an exhausting two-day trip to Houston. No reason to be exhausted because no real physical …
Dancing with God
“Judaism is a theology of the common deed, of the trivialities of life,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “dealing not …
Prayer + Humor
I’m not really sure if laughter is indeed the best medicine; I happen to be quite fond of Motrin. And …
Margaritas and Oreos
Well, it took 15 1/2 hours, but I got to New York safe and sound. Celebrated with a margarita and …
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 …
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