Listen and Remember
This week’s Torah portion is about the Revelation at Mt. Sinai. God is about to declaim the Ten Commandments from …
Category Archives: Torah
Prayers of Gratitude
Thank you to all who reached out to check on me and my community as Hurricane Idelia bore down on …
Do Not be Afraid
Fear. It keeps us safe, keeps us from doing things that can cause pain or even death. But there’s a …
Remember
Sometimes we get so busy that we forget. We forget to do things we meant to do, pick up that …
Rising Above
The world of psychology has been heavily dominated by Jewish influences. One philosophy that has always appealed to me is …
Words to Live By
When we finish reading a book of the Torah, as we did last weekend, we say חזק חזק ונתחזק (chazak …
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 …
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