Mourning & Acting: Honoring Those Who Died

December 12, 2019

I have never had anyone pull a gun on me. I have never heard gun shots in my neighborhood. I …

In the Wilderness: society run amok

May 19, 2018

When I wrote to my congregation from Jerusalem last week, I said that Israel is a complicated place. As I …

March 16, 2018

“And God called.” The third book of the Torah, which we call Leviticus, begins with this simply phrase, with God …

March 2, 2018

I was at a meeting of the local Ministerial Association this week, and the 50+ clergy were talking about the …

February 23, 2018

When it comes to teenagers, adults have a double standard. Our youth can serve in the military at age 17, …

February 16, 2018

My daughter Sarah Jane is a high school English teacher in Seoul, South Korea. Whenever I tell someone where she …