Looking all around from my corner of the universe
For those paying attention, I haven’t written anything in the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, my Friday (the day I usually write my message) got tied up with an email threat to the congregation, which turned out to have been a boilerplate message that was also sent to other congregations across the country. I …
As a member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of the Faith Action Network, I attended FAN's annual meeting with the Governor to present our legislative agenda. I had the honor of opening our meeting with reflection and prayer. Here is what I shared: Some words to set our intention this afternoon, A week from today …
In the coming week we will welcome in the month of Adar II, and with it the holiday of Purim. Purim is a frivolous holiday that hides a dark message. We dress up in costume, have fun, give gifts, tell jokes, eat and drink, and make a lot of noise at the same time we …
In honor of this week's parasha of Ki Tissa, which contains the famous story of the Golden Calf, Emme and I made a promo video for our podcast all about that story from the book of Exodus. Have a watch, and then find the podcast on iTunes or wherever you find your podcasts!
Hear. Act. Move. Listen to the latest episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
Those in the Northwest are well aware that a major snowstorm hit the region this past week, dumping about a foot and a half of snow in Olympia alone. Even if you do not live in the region you know that we got a major storm as it made the national news: Seattle got as …
Be fixed, yet flexible. Listen to the latest episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
When the phone rings at an odd hour, it is not generally going to be good news. As it was when I got a late night text earlier this week from Meg Martin, the co-executive director of Interfaith Works and coordinator of the shelter and homeless services (and, in my opinion, local hero.) Adina Rosenthal …
Take it slow. Listen to the latest episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
