The God I Do Believe In
In America today, belief in God is both communal and intensely private. We wear our religious symbols proudly and publicly, …
Tag Archives: Judaism
Shabbat Shuvah: Turning Mourning into Action & Repair
This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return. Always between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a day …
Jews, Christians, and Rituals
It’s Christmas, and just as our Jewish community had to make enormous changes in our observance of the High Holidays, …
I Admit It – I Wrote a Prayer
I realize that I’m skating on thin ice here – I’m going to get a lot of heat from the …
Dancing with God
“Judaism is a theology of the common deed, of the trivialities of life,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “dealing not …
Sacred Space Redux
After reading my post about sacred spaces, a couple of people sent me sacred space stories of their own: I was …
Creating Sacred Space Absolutely Anywhere
For the most part, we Jews indulge in public prayer only in our synagogues. Not so our Christian neighbors. I’ve …
And now, for something completely different…
Although Anat Hoffman and the Women of the Wall are still fighting and need our attention and support, it’s time …
Video of Anat Hoffman’s Arrest
Please, after you’ve watched this, go to the Women of the Wall website and consider making a donation in support …
Shame on Us — Women of the Wall chairperson arrested
What a crazy world we live in. This morning, while trying to pray, a woman was arrested in Jerusalem for …
