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An Invocation for the Governor
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…
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Is Michael Cohen Today’s Esther?
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…
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The Golden PodCalf “Live”!
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!
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Torah tl;dr: “Tetzaveh”
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.
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Shabbat Sheleg Shalom
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…
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Torah tl;dr: “Terumah”
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.
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Remembering Adina z”l
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…
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Torah tl;dr: “Mishpatim”
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.
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Torah tl;dr: “Yitro”
Let things pass. Listen to the newest episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
