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.” …
Category Archives: Weekly Torah portion
A Jew and A Muslim…
Yesterday evening I was in an Uber, traveling from the airport to a friend’s house. My driver was originally from …
Dreams, Visions, and Understanding
I have been working on a new curriculum for an adult education class on dreams and visions. At the same …
A Donkey, a Prophet, and Vision
Embedded in nearly every Torah portion is a subtle message about how we interact with each other. Some messages are …
Chaos and Order in the Book of Numbers (and in our lives)
The Book of Numbers, Ba’midbar in Hebrew, occupies a unique place in the narrative of the Israelites’ journey from slavery …
Is Good, Good Enough?
I passed a church sign this week that reads: “Being good isn’t good enough.” I don’t know what the pastor …
God’s Art Project
For many years I thought of Terumah, this week’s Torah portion that tells how to build the Tabernacle, as a …
Honoring Their Lives, Not Their Deaths
The name of this week’s Torah portion is Vayechi, which means “and he lived.” Ironically, it focuses more on Jacob’s …
Finding Your Way
There have been times when my life felt as steady and reliable as the sidewalk that rolls past my front …
Curses and Blessings
Poor Balaam. He couldn’t get a break. A prophet-for-hire, he was hired by King Balak to curse the Children of …
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