Everyone Counts
BaMidbar. In the desert. We think of the desert as wild and untamed, where there is nothing of consequence, simply …
Category Archives: Weekly Torah portion
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 …
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 …
Holiness Means Standing Up For Our Minds and Our Bodies
Kedoshim. The first word of this past week’s Torah portion means holiness. Not individual holiness. It is a plural word, …
Still Here
This week’s Torah portion tells of the biblical High Priest and the ritual he performed on Yom Kippur. It included …
Celebrating Women
This week’s Torah portion is the very beginning of the book of Exodus, and it is one of my favorites. …
Meaningful Lives
This weekend we will read the last chapters of Genesis. The Torah portion’s first word is vayichi which means “and …
Good Job, God
One of my favorite lines that we sing in synagogue comes at the end of psalm 92, the Shabbat Psalm. …
Vision or Imagination?
We envision all kinds of things. Possible futures, impossible futures, alternative futures. Distinguishing between vision and imagination is difficult, if …
Joy is the Redemption of Solitude
I bought a used crockpot some 15 years ago at a flea market for $4.00. It still works but it’s …
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