The Journey
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once said that to be a Jew is to be on a journey. We love to tell …
Category Archives: Torah
Leadership
Last month I became the new president of the local rabbinical association. Don’t congratulate me. I accepted the role grumbling, …
Fear and Faith
I’m an educator, so I get lots of ads for teaching tools in my inbox. Today’s haul included a curriculum …
When the Call Comes, Pay Attention
I was invited to speak to a Unitarian Universalist community this morning. Their theme for the month is “pay attention.” …
Living & Dying in Dystopian America
I cannot stop thinking about the woman who was murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. They call her a …
Racing a Hurricane
Hurricanes can seem like slow moving, bumbling things that take forever to arrive. I once saw a meme that said, …
Blessings
There is no commandment in the Torah to thank God for food before we eat. Which is a little strange, …
Look Up
This week’s Torah portion has so much to offer that I barely know where to begin. This is one of …
A Tattered Nation
This week’s Torah portion ends with a brief passage commanding us to put fringes on the corner of our clothes. …
The Time is Now
I keep reading that time is a construct. Meaning, we humans made it up. Here’s how author Blake Crouch put …
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