The Builders

March 15, 2024

There is a beautiful symmetry between the books of Genesis and Exodus. Genesis begins with God creating the world, and …

We Are Not Alone

October 23, 2023

Today was a low day. I didn’t have a particularly good reason to feel gloomy, except that the sadness and …

October 12, 2023

I was on the phone last night with another Rabbi, and she suddenly asked me, “have you heard from any …

July 13, 2023

There have been times when my life felt as steady and reliable as the sidewalk that rolls past my front …

May 18, 2023

BaMidbar. In the desert. We think of the desert as wild and untamed, where there is nothing of consequence, simply …

September 16, 2022

Last year when we read this week’s Torah portion I had just purchased a new crockpot. I got it at …

May 18, 2022

Let’s play Jeopardy. The $200 clue: Everything! The correct answer: What’s wrong with replacement theory? If the phrase “replacement theory” …

August 25, 2021

“I’m spiritual. I don’t need religion.” I have heard this statement a thousand times. I ask, “what does it mean …