Happiness and Joy and Garbage Men
Every Friday morning I listen to Story Corps on NPR. This morning it was a conversation between Angelo and Eddie, …
Category Archives: Judaism
Audacious Prayer
Prayer can be difficult. Sometimes we know exactly what we want to say. Sometimes there are no words. And sometimes …
Seek Justice
God doesn’t mince words when it comes to doing the right thing… although the Torah does sometimes use repetition to …
Don’t forget to say Thank You
“Dear God, thanks for the grub.“ I laughed when I read this title of a commentary on this week‘s Torah …
Shabbat in Budapest
I arrived in Budapest yesterday morning and spent the day wandering through the city. My hotel happens to be in …
Unprovoked Love
Tomorrow night is the 9th day of the month of Av, the date on which both Temples in Jerusalem were …
Opening to the Mystery
We marked the beginning of this Shabbat on Friday the 13th which is generally considered an unlucky date. But in …
Broken Promises
We make promises all the time. We promise to meet someone for lunch. To pick up milk on the way …
Waves of Change
We are living in unsettled times. We know it has happened before, and that it will happen again, but it …
Balaam’s Crisis… and Ours
This week’s Torah portion tells of a king’s desire to curse the Children of Israel as they wandered in the …
