Shabbat

On Passover we express gratitude for the redemption we have and hope for the one still to come.

What are the most important rules for living justly and peacefully today?

Fire is a symbol of persistence and faith, but the embers must be tended.

While Jacob blesses all of his grandchildren at the end of his life, he singles out two in particular as worthy of emulation.

Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.

A little fire and a little magic makes the lighting of Shabbat candles a moment to slow down and see things differently.

Getting ready for the arrival of the Sabbath Queen.

The visceral cries of the enslaved Israelites, not their words, was essential to the process of liberation.

My return to sacred space.

When we look at the dark future like God wrestlers, then even in the darkest moments, we can maintain a clear and piercing vision.

Like our ancestors before us, we are called to let go of our sacred cows.

Haman’s persecution awakened in the Jews a spark of defiance, a motivation not to hide their Judaism, but to celebrate it.