They Deserved No Less
The High Holidays aren’t over. Sukkot comes next, then Shmini Atzeret, then Simchat Torah. But for me, as a working …
Tag Archives: Torah
To Be Human: Limited and Inspired
There is so much in Deuteronomy that is upsetting. The refrain of alternating curses and blessings can be exhausting. The …
When You Go In
Today’s Torah portion is called “when you go in,” balancing the directive last week about what to do “when you …
Broken and Whole, Together
I am an advocate for acknowledging brokenness. Like everyone I’ve ever met, I sometimes feel broken. Even when life seems …
The Journey
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once said that to be a Jew is to be on a journey. We love to tell …
Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud: On Becoming a Rabbi at Age 59 is the title of the book I’ve been writing, on …
Leadership
Last month I became the new president of the local rabbinical association. Don’t congratulate me. I accepted the role grumbling, …
Fear and Faith
I’m an educator, so I get lots of ads for teaching tools in my inbox. Today’s haul included a curriculum …
When We Lift Up the Light
It is Shabbat, and although I have not opened my Bible this morning, I cannot get the Torah portion out …
The Book of Naomi
William Blake wrote, “In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, …
