Words to Live By
When we finish reading a book of the Torah, as we did last weekend, we say חזק חזק ונתחזק (chazak …
Category Archives: Torah
To Life
“And he lived.” That’s how this week’s Torah portion begins, but the verse ends with Jacob’s death. The same thing …
In the Beginning
We tend think of time as a straight line, marching inexorably forward. But we live within an endless mobius strip …
BBQs, Fireworks, and a Changing Democracy
“The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary …
Eulogy Virtues
I was recently asked for a copy of my resume. This wouldn’t be odd except that I’ve announced that I’m …
The God I Do Believe In
In America today, belief in God is both communal and intensely private. We wear our religious symbols proudly and publicly, …
The God I Don’t Believe In
If you don’t like the idea of a rabbi disagreeing with the Torah, you might want to skip this blog …
What Will You Choose?
Ki teitze. “When you go out.” These are the first words of this week’s Torah portion. I stopped reading and …
God on Zoom?
I received this email early Friday morning: “Rabbi, I wish that I could boost my spirits up for attending HH …
Following God Through the Desert
Near the end of the book of Numbers, the Torah offers a travelogue of sorts, which lists the places where …
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