Joy in Community

September 16, 2022

Last year when we read this week’s Torah portion I had just purchased a new crockpot. I got it at …

Joy is the Redemption of Solitude

August 28, 2021

I bought a used crockpot some 15 years ago at a flea market for $4.00. It still works but it’s …

December 31, 2020

It is perhaps fitting that the Jewish community will finish its annual reading of the book of Genesis just as …

August 30, 2019

Remember the song, “When you’re happy and you know it… and you really want to show it…”? It tells us …

August 31, 2018

Every Friday morning I listen to Story Corps on NPR. This morning it was a conversation between Angelo and Eddie, …