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Finding Yourself – Wherever You Are
As the High Holy Days remind us, getting to know ourselves takes time.
The Way We Were – Anniversaries, September 11 and Standing Together Again
Years later, we forget about 9/11 until something – a picture, a story, a smell or a day on the calendar – reminds us where we were, even who we were.
Why Do We Act Like We’re Powerless?
Don’t compare protests against Nazis with non-violent tactics in the Civil Rights MovementAbout a month ago, I wrote about the ...
From Hatred to Courage: When a Shofar Becomes Political
The hatred was palpable – hard to believe that we all read the same Torah
If Love is the Place of Coming Together, then Hate is the Place of Coming Apart
Relationships and connecting is what we do best as people
What the Criticism of Joel Osteen Reveals About Us
Anger toward a mega-church pastor in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
How Do I Cope with the News?
Amid natural disasters, white supremacist rallies and more, the importance of staying in dialogue with community.
Coming to Believe in Collective Prayers of Repentance
How a former Catholic became a believer and leader of collective Jewish prayers of repentance.
Seeing and Believing
I don’t believe I will experience an emotional or spiritual connection while viewing the eclipse.
Charlottesville, the Eclipse and My Kippah Problem
I am not doing it to be a lightning rod, but rather, to be a light-bearer, a teacher, a source of reassurance.