April 5, 2025: Heeding the Call
Today, the Jewish world begins reading the book of Leviticus. It starts with God calling out to Moses. At the …
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Exodus: A Narrative of Personal and Communal Liberation
This week, Jews around the world completed the reading of the Book of Exodus—a book that offers a complete, stirring …
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 …
Light in Times of Darkness
These past weeks Jews around the world have been reading the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Passover won’t happen …
Mercy
Seldom does one hear one voice ask for mercy for another. Almost never have we heard one voice ask for …
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 …
Angels
I am often surprised when Jews say to me, “Jews don’t believe in angels.” What then are we to make …
The Lull Between
After the hectic action of last week’s Torah portion, this week we get quietness. Last week Sarah laughed and was …
God’s Tests
This week’s Torah portion has what we like to call Abraham’s test. It is the Akeda, the binding of Isaac. …
Why Keep Writing?
In July 2014, while traveling on the west coast, I wrote an email to my congregation. The next week, I …
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