“Abraham and the Impossible God”
“All’s right with the world,” I think on mornings like today, when I’m sitting on my little porch with my …
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Remembering Kristallnacht is Not Enough – We Must Act
Tonight is the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, during which anti-semitic pogroms and riots spread throughout …
Abraham & Sarah Hit The Road
“Turn right at the pond with the ducks,” said the voice on the phone. “What if the ducks aren’t there?” …
Halloween and The Primordial Light of Creation
At the very beginning of the Bible, God creates light. We usually translate the verse to read, “And God said, …
Remembering Pittsburgh: Mourning and Honoring the Dead
I am a person who is full of words. I am a writer, a poet, a sermonizer, a blogger, a …
Embracing Paradox
One of the fascinating things about Judaism is the religion’s acceptance of contradictions, its willingness to embrace paradoxes and ambiguities. …
Yom Kippur, Going Home, and Baseball
The Yom Kippur prayers talk a lot about asking God to take us back, to let us do teshuvah, which …
Life Lessons from Construction Workers
I live in a neighborhood that is so new, all the houses haven’t been built yet. There used to be …
Prayer
Years ago I taught in a program for Jewish teens. When we got to the class on prayer I said …
The Truth About the Torah? It’s Complicated
Laws, laws, laws. The Torah is stuffed with them. Some make perfect sense and help us to be better people, …
