“Give me your tired, your poor…”
As our weekly Torah readings take us into the book of Exodus and the suffering of the Children of Israel, …
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Chai plus one — My extra 19 years
On this date 19 years ago, I received a cancer diagnosis with a bleak prognosis. You have too much breast …
Can you touch darkness?
I love my home. I love the art, the plants, the books, even the furniture. Everything in it tells me …
How To Engage Jewish Kids?
The topic of college students who feel disengaged from the Jewish community has sparked a lot of conversation. One of …
Communal Prayer
I’ve been thinking about communal prayer since my last post, when I wrote about how much it means to me. …
Shana Tova
Due to my never-ending search for the sublime and the ridiculous (preferably together) I was delighted to run across an unfortunate …
Virtual congregations?
Just as I was sitting down to write to about congregations and why they’re important, two things appeared on my …
New Age Judaism in the Berkshires
I’ve left you hanging long enough. Nice to know that I’ve got loyal readers who want to know how the …
One Bagpiper. One Truck Driver. Lots of Jews.
Where to begin? DLTI (aka the Jewish spiritual retreat) is over, I’m back home in my regular routine…Which means I’m …
Books and Obituaries
How many books are enough? My advice — don’t ask anyone in the Singer household, because we’re likely to say …
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