Lighting the Fire Within
A member of my congregation sent me this beautiful passage by Rabbi Yisrael of Chortkov, a Hasidic rebbe who lived …
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Creating Community During a Pandemic
This weekend will be my congregation’s third Shabbat service using Zoom. We have learned how to pray together and be …
Entering into the Cloud
There is a beautiful Korean saying that I often return to; “No flower blooms without also being blown by the …
Changing
It’s been a totally bizarre and completely busy couple of weeks. I know that each of you is experiencing exactly …
The Sacred Art Project
It must have been a grueling task, but in the end it must have been magnificent to see. So many …
Be Kind! (a personal summary of 53 Torah laws)
Ah, Mishpatim. The Torah portion we love to hate, because it’s got the verse about an eye for an eye, …
“God Does Not Tolerate Racism”
One of the astounding moments when studying Torah is turning to the portion in which the Revelation at Mt Sinai …
The Song of Happiness
I wake up every morning with a song running through my head. I never know what song it’s going to …
Welcoming the Other
There is a new scam afoot that specifically targets religious organizations, including many Jewish congregations. Thieves create email addresses that …
“I Am That Which I Am Becoming”
There is a Talmudic story about a day when the weather was really bad, and the men of the Sanhedrin …
