National Day of Hate
I received the following message today from the Jewish Federation: “Over the past several weeks a handful of known antisemitic, …
Category Archives: Judaism
Reproductive Rights Through a Jewish Lens
I delivered this speech to two Jewish groups in my community, and am posting it on my blog in honor …
We Can Dream
I tried to not write this week about guns and how I wish they were controlled more closely in our …
Death, Destruction, and Caring
The numbers are staggering. Every time I look at the online newspaper the death count notches up another couple of …
24 Years
January 29 was a Friday in 1999. The next day we went to a chilly, deserted Siesta Key beach and …
Words to Live By
When we finish reading a book of the Torah, as we did last weekend, we say חזק חזק ונתחזק (chazak …
To Life
“And he lived.” That’s how this week’s Torah portion begins, but the verse ends with Jacob’s death. The same thing …
Farewell
The following is the last sermon I gave as Rabbi of Congregation Kol HaNeshama in Sarasota, Florida. I retired at …
The Wondering Jew
My congregation has finally been able to stop calling itself wandering Jews, as we found a place to alight after …
Alone but Not Afraid
I play a game on my phone that involves moving different shaped pieces into a box, fitting them together like …
