Responding to Terror in Pittsburgh
This morning, during a baby naming service at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, a man walked in and while …
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Doing the Wrong Thing
This week‘s Torah portions begins with the phrase “and he saw.” Over his lifetime, Abraham saw many things. Not all …
Who Are You?
Names matter. Our names define us, identify us, separate us. But if our names identify us, what happens when we …
Noah and God, and learning to listen
The Bible is full of conversations between God and humans. It begins with Adam and Eve, when God asks them …
The Month of Potential
Last week was the first in over a month that we went from Shabbat to Shabbat without another holiday on …
Beginning Anew
Here we go again. Beginning at the beginning. As the new Jewish year begins, Jews around the world will turn …
On Living and Dying
We’re all going to die. I’m not being gloomy, just truthful. The problem is that we don’t like to think …
The Power of Poetry
When I was young I dreamt of being a famous poet and winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, and maybe …
The Tree — A Kol Nidre Sermon
Every week, as I lead services here at Kol HaNeshama I stand with my back to an enormous, beautiful tree. …
Sing a New Song
This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of return, which falls between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur. Our Torah reading …
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