Don’t forget to say Thank You
“Dear God, thanks for the grub.“ I laughed when I read this title of a commentary on this week‘s Torah …
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Shabbat in Budapest
I arrived in Budapest yesterday morning and spent the day wandering through the city. My hotel happens to be in …
Unprovoked Love
Tomorrow night is the 9th day of the month of Av, the date on which both Temples in Jerusalem were …
“These are the words…”
The book of Deuteronomy begins with the phrase ayleh d’varim, “these are the words that Moses spoke to all of …
Opening to the Mystery
We marked the beginning of this Shabbat on Friday the 13th which is generally considered an unlucky date. But in …
Broken Promises
We make promises all the time. We promise to meet someone for lunch. To pick up milk on the way …
Waves of Change
We are living in unsettled times. We know it has happened before, and that it will happen again, but it …
Balaam’s Crisis… and Ours
This week’s Torah portion tells of a king’s desire to curse the Children of Israel as they wandered in the …
Our Nation’s Soul is at Stake
“Black holes ain’t as black as they are painted,” Stephen Hawking once said. “Things can get out of a black …
Slavery, the Holocaust, and America Today
I have never paid attention to Juneteenth. It was someone else’s holiday. And yet this year I am acutely aware, …
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