Shared Hesitations: the High Priest and Me
In this week’s Torah portion we see Aaron, newly anointed as High Priest, hesitate before stepping into his role. Despite …
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Not-So-Good Friday
I began writing today about Good Friday and the concept of baseless hatred. But I don’t want to revisit the …
Passover 2025
It is almost Passover. A holiday that commemorates freedom and self determination.  Although this is the third Passover since …
The Assumptions We Make (about each other)
Earlier this year, I wrote about an existential feeling of loneliness as a Jew in America. I ruffled a lot …
April 5, 2025: Heeding the Call
Today, the Jewish world begins reading the book of Leviticus. It starts with God calling out to Moses. At the …
Exodus: A Narrative of Personal and Communal Liberation
This week, Jews around the world completed the reading of the Book of Exodus—a book that offers a complete, stirring …
Building a Home for God
More than any other, this week’s Torah portion emphasizes the role of women in building community. Almost at the end …
Moses, God, and the Youth of Dublin
I am in Dublin, just a few days before St. Patrick’s Day. There are large groups of young people, mostly …
It’s Not How You Look: It’s Who You Are
This week’s Torah portion is the one that always generates comments on the saying, “Do the clothes make the man?” …
Alone in a Crowd
We’ve all felt it—that moment of standing in the middle of a crowd yet feeling completely alone. You look around …
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