Honoring a People
Tonight begins Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. As soon as nightfall comes tomorrow, Israel will begin Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Independence Day. …
Category Archives: Judaism
Ancient Advice for Today
I often write about finding a relevant message for ourselves in our ancient, sacred texts. This week we read a …
Towards a More Just Society
This week’s Torah portion contains one of the most puzzling events in the Torah. In it, two of Aaron’s sons …
The Narrow Places
We all have our narrow spaces to escape, and our own Pharaohs holding us back. Sometimes the tyrant is our …
We Must Ban Assault Weapons
I drove past a church sign this week that said “come as you are.” They meant it as a double …
Faith
The mourning dove who nested by my front door left after her fledgling learned to fly. Two weeks later she …
Invisibility
“Are you OK?” Sometimes, it feels as if we all are walking around wrapped in a blanket of anonymity, almost …
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 …
Things I Learned This Week
Things I learned this week: That the planned National Day of Hate didn’t happen, at least not in my home …
National Day of Hate
I received the following message today from the Jewish Federation: “Over the past several weeks a handful of known antisemitic, …
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