“You Are a Demented Ostrich!”
I love studying Talmud. As long as it’s in English, that is, because I came to the rabbinate in my …
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Where Thanksgiving and Judaism Meet
Every year someone asks me whether Thanksgiving is a Jewish holiday. There are two completely opposite answers to this question, …
When We Dare to Meet in the Middle
I am often surprised when Jews say to me, “Jews don’t believe in angels.” What, then, are we to make …
On Being Imperfect
This week’s Torah portion is called “The Life of Sarah.” Yet it contains nothing about Sarah’s life; instead, it tells …
Dreams, Visions, and Understanding
I have been working on a new curriculum for an adult education class on dreams and visions. At the same …
Beginning Again—Step by Step, Day by Day
Lately, everything around me has made me think about new beginnings. It started when the last group of living hostages …
New Beginnings
The hostages came home, and we slowly entered a week of overflowing emotion — laughter that burst out uninvited, tears …
“It Has Never Not Been October 7th”
In a few minutes, it will be October 7th. And in a very real sense, it has been October 7th …
“No One Should Be Alone”
The day before Yom Kippur, the synagogue I attend received a threatening phone call. The caller said he knew our …
Jews: “The Sacred Ability to Rise Again”
The Jewish world is poised between two realities. Right now, we dwell in the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom …
