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Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is a reflection I wrote yesterday on the Rabbis Without Borders blog on My Jewish Learning. Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
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Why I Created a Petition to Change the (Future) Dates of Olympia Arts Walk
Last week it felt like two simultaneous preparations were happening. People were prepping for Passover, getting boxes of matzo, choosing recipes, sending and accepting invitations to Seder. And people were prepping for Olympia Spring Arts Walk, hanging art in downtown businesses, tuning up instruments, putting last minute preparations into Procession of the Species costumes. And…
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The Child We Think We Should Be, and the Child We Ought to Be: A Reflection for the Seder
The Seder is the story of a journey, and the Haggadah is the guidebook. Through engaging with symbolic foods and meaningful text, we retell the story of the Exodus. There are fourteen parts to the Seder, each one its own step in the journey. The section “Maggid” (“telling”) is dedicated to telling the story in dramatic…
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Why We Get Sick
Recently on one of my rabbinic listservs, a colleague asked about this week’s Torah portion of Metzorah. The portion speaks of tzara’at, the biblical affliction commonly translated as leprosy (but not really connected to what we consider leprosy). This portion and last week’s, named Tazria, both deal with this issue. In fact the two portions…
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Bicenntenial
In honor of my 200th post on this blog, I have decided to redo the format. I like this new style in that it allows easy access to my most recent posts, with a picture for each. Let me know what you think. I’ve also changed the domain name to be http://www.rabbi360.com. You could reach it…
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What We are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
If it’s the first Wednesday of the month, it is time again for me to take my turn on the Rabbis Without Borders blog on MyJewishLearning. Here it is: What We Are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
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My House Shall Be a House of Justice (Beit Tzedek) for All Peoples
Last Friday at Erev Shabbat services, Temple Beth Hatfiloh was blessed to host Meg Martin, the Program Director of the Interfaith Works Emergency Overnight Shelter, who spoke to us about the impact of the warming center that TBH, along with two churches, has been hosting and she and her staff have been running these past four…
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Where Do You Charge Your Cell Phone?
Years ago, I remember learning of a movement to create voice mail boxes that could be accessed from pay phones, so that people who are experiencing homelessness will have an “address” that could help with communication, job searches, etc. The lesson of how technology can address this specific social issue made an impression on me.…
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Why I Didn’t Attend the Washington State Caucuses
By the end of the day Saturday, my Facebook feed was filled with people who had attended the Washington State Democratic caucuses. The emotions were high—people praising democracy in action, and sharing the excitement of cramming into school gymnasiums with neighbors and friends to debate, discuss and decide on who should be the Democratic nominee…
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