Reverse Omer for 2025
Spiritual preparation for the Jewish High Holidays is difficult. First, you have to figure out when they are, because it …
Tag Archives: spirituality
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 …
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 …
Can People Really Change?
There’s a song in the musical Wicked with the repeated line, “because I knew you, I’ve been changed for the …
Finding God
This week we read of Jacob using a rock for a pillow and in his dream seeing angels going up …
Indifference
A man once asked two famous rabbis to teach him the entire Torah while standing on one foot. The first …
The God I Believe In
The book of Leviticus ends with two lists – one of blessings, one of curses. The shorter list is the …
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 …
Freedom and Law
When I was a kid, my friends and I would fantasize about being grownup, when we could do anything we …
It’s Here & I Am Completely Unprepared
Thursday evening, I ate meatloaf. Friday morning, I woke up feeling queasy. Within moments, I was horribly sick to my …
