#ShowUpForShabbat – Responding to Terror
I believe that our political leaders have failed us. They want us to believe that their words don’t matter. But …
Category Archives: Shabbat
Opening to the Mystery
We marked the beginning of this Shabbat on Friday the 13th which is generally considered an unlucky date. But in …
Turning Darkness into Light
There are many ways to dispel darkness. We turn on lights all the time without thinking. But there are some …
March for Our Lives
The following is an edited version of a letter that I sent to my congregation this afternoon. I have been …
iPad, iPod, iPhone…. iDo
I was with a 84-year-old friend today who cheerfully admits to being a dinosaur. Aside from a very old flip-phone (which …
God’s Vocabulary
“God gave me mind and heart to learn divine matters from natural events.” So wrote Harold Schulweis while in the …
Shabbat and Prayer
As promised, another thoughtful comment from a friend about Shabbat and how it’s observed. Toby wrote: Shabbat in Jerusalem truly …
God’s Signature
Dave Abramowitz, a DLTI participant (Davvenin’ Leadership Training Institute, aka Prayer Camp) was thinking about God as an artist. Most artists sign …
More about Shabbat Unplugged
It’s become evident that my friends are much more erudite and downright poetic than me. I’ve received the most beautiful …
Beyond Unplugging
The inherent problem with classical Judaism’s view of Shabbat is that it’s a series of don’ts. Don’t do this, don’t …
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