Second Chances
You may not have noticed, but this past Wednesday was Pesach sheni – literally, second Passover. It’s designed for people who can’t …
Tag Archives: God
The Time is Now
I keep reading that time is a construct. Meaning, we humans made it up. Here’s how author Blake Crouch put …
“You Shall Be Holy”
The Holiness Code is my favorite part of the Torah, and not just because it was my bat mitzvah Torah …
Eclipsing One Another
I was walking my dog the other evening and looked up to see a beautiful crescent moon. That’s not surprising …
Spontaneous Fire, Spontaneous Prayer
It’s the eighth day after their spectacular ordination, and Aaron and his four sons are riding high as the newly …
Prayer and Sacrifice
It is a good morning here in my little corner of the world. There are ducks paddling in the pond …
The Builders
There is a beautiful symmetry between the books of Genesis and Exodus. Genesis begins with God creating the world, and …
The Beauty of Kindness
There is a Jewish tradition that teaches: If you are going to do something, you should do it beautifully. Not …
Is Good, Good Enough?
I passed a church sign this week that reads: “Being good isn’t good enough.” I don’t know what the pastor …
God’s Art Project
For many years I thought of Terumah, this week’s Torah portion that tells how to build the Tabernacle, as a …
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