“Give me your tired, your poor…”
As our weekly Torah readings take us into the book of Exodus and the suffering of the Children of Israel, …
Category Archives: Torah
What’s in a Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In William …
“These are the words…”
The book of Deuteronomy begins with the phrase ayleh d’varim, “these are the words that Moses spoke to all of …
Opening to the Mystery
We marked the beginning of this Shabbat on Friday the 13th which is generally considered an unlucky date. But in …
Balaam’s Crisis… and Ours
This week’s Torah portion tells of a king’s desire to curse the Children of Israel as they wandered in the …
New Ideas? Nah!
There is a fortune cookie message that I’ve taped to my fridge which reads, “One’s mind, once stretched by a …
The Pursuit of Happiness
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator …
Building God’s House
I was in Israel last week, and while walking in Jerusalem with a friend I suddenly lost my bearings and …
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby… Sorta
The following is the sermon I gave at my synagogue on 4/20/18. Remember the Virginia Slims cigarette ads, when there …
Our Children Are Answering the Call
“And God called.” The third book of the Torah, which we call Leviticus, begins with this simply phrase, with God …
