The Voting & Sukkot Booths

October 18, 2024

For those of us who have just lived through back to back hurricanes, Sukkot is a reminder that change is …

Sign Ahead: You Matter

October 6, 2023

I live in an area where there are many open fields and small forests. The fields and forests are disappearing …

September 29, 2023

My tradition loves seeming contradictions. The holiday of Sukkot is a perfect example. We call it a joyous time but …

October 17, 2019

One of the fascinating things about Judaism is the religion’s acceptance of contradictions, its willingness to embrace paradoxes and ambiguities. …

September 21, 2018

When I was young I dreamt of being a famous poet and winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, and maybe …

November 19, 2017

This is the message that I gave over at the Sarasota Interfaith Thanksgiving Service this week: Every year at this …

October 6, 2017

I’m tired. As a congregational rabbi, still in the throes of the fall holy day season, it’s logical. But I’m …