Like many of you, I received the news of yesterday’s shooting at Emanuel African Methodist… Read the postReactions to the Emanuel AME Church Massacre on Gay Pride Shabbat
A blast from the past for this week’s Parashah, Tazria M’tzorah. I wrote and delivered… Read the postTzara’at and the Holocaust?
It has been a fascinating week—and a difficult one for many, for the Jewish people… Read the postBibi Rebuked
One of my friends and colleagues, Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner—he’s the chaplain at the Wilf Campus… Read the postDying like Jacob
I love playing guitar. It relaxes me and challenges me. And when I really get… Read the postTaking the time…
There’s a fable of a scorpion—a very poor swimmer—who asked a turtle to carry him… Read the postHope and evil
I’d been waiting my whole life to get to Israel, hearing stories and news from… Read the postYour Israel, My Israel
Long ago, before we all had toilets and running water, people used carry water on… Read the postNeeding Forgiveness
A few years ago, I participated in an eye-opening trip to Senegal, a beautiful former… Read the postKol Nidre 5774 Sermon: We’re not done yet
Last week, on erev Rosh Hashanah, we examined the issue of what it means to… Read the postYom Kippur morning 5774 sermon: Jewish perspectives on intervention in Syria