A Day of Mourning: Tisha B’Av
On this day of communal mourning in the Jewish world, may we be guided by the words of Rabbi Jonathan …
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The Power of Tears
I used to cry easily. Like my dad, a good sappy TV commercial could do me in. I would cry …
Peacefulness
Today is the 10th anniversary of my successful attempt to write every week. It started on July 4th 2014 with …
Peace
We use the word peace all the time, as if we know what it means. I’m not so sure. In …
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 …
I am Israel
This morning I watched a short video of two young girls, returning home from captivity by Hamas. There was a …
Prayers of Gratitude
Thank you to all who reached out to check on me and my community as Hurricane Idelia bore down on …
What Does God Want?
“If…then” propositions tend to worry me. Something has to happen for something else to happen. It presupposes an outcome which …
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