spirituality
God is Coming and She Brings Hope
For forty-eight minutes, Father O’Neal was dead.As he crossed over into the next realm, he saw God.Forty-eight hours later, he ...
Denominational Ins and Outs: The New Mishkan
Jewish life is turned around – so suggests this week’s Torah portion (Terumah) about the first Mishkan (ritual focus of ...
The Most Profound Prayer
It is somewhat of an exaggeration to say that Judaism has a blessing for everything. But only somewhat. After all, ...
The Pilgrim’s Guide to Success
I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...
Is the Messiah Coming?
Several years ago I went to visit one of my daughters in Israel. She was attending a summer program and ...
Why a Rabbi? Five Aspirations for Rabbinic Life
On January 11, 2015, I received rabbinic smicha (ordination) from ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Six years of academic study, ...
How Do You “Feel” Jewish?
At my congregation in New Orleans, I teach an adult beginner Hebrew class. There are many different types of students ...
Working for Meaning
On January 4, my family and I were privileged to attend the final Broadway performance of the revival of Pippin ...
Dying to Talk
On a single day last week, we were stunned by news of the Charlie Helbo attack in Paris and a bomb ...
A Moral Life? Or a Meaningful Life?
A few days ago, David Brooks wrote an article entitled “The Problem of Meaning.” In our society today, and especially in ...