Yom Kippur

Moving On

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The Year for Transition and Transformation

The summer of 1984 was my first exposure to the mega-international sporting event known as the Summer Olympic Games. At ...

The Divine Dance of Forgiveness

This weekend (September 4-5, 2015) traditionally brings the Selichot service of inner awareness and penitence in readiness for the High Holy ...

Rediscovering Prayer with the New Reform Movement Machzor

This is the time of year that rabbis and cantors are busy preparing for the High Holy Days. Time taken ...

Writing the Next Episode of Your Life

Do you ever watch British TV? I am a fan, a huge fan, especially of the stories that disclose, in episodes ...

Good Decisions, Bad Consequences

This summer my family and I visited one of my great-uncles. I’m not sure exactly how old he is, but ...

What is Anger For?

There are three (types) of people the Holy One loves: One who does not get angry. One who does not ...

Hitting Snooze in Elul

All the most contentious questions of modern Jewish life ultimately boil down to questions of continuity: intermarriage, who is a ...

We Have Met the Enemy

On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...

Red Quinoa Tabbouleh with Labneh

Quinoa is not one of my go-to foods. In fact it’s one of my least favorite foods right up there ...

Yom Kippur Quiz

How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

Why This Rabbi Started the Year in a Small Texas Town

In the summer of 2013, I left a wonderful congregation in North Carolina to pursue an exciting opportunity on the ...