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We are All Sitting Shiva Now
This has been a paralyzing week. I was getting ready for our own Shabbat gathering last Saturday–we have a rotating set of study groups that meet on Shabbat morning; that Shabbat was Talmud study–when Yohanna texted me the news of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. It was a bit surreal.…
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On the Shooting in Pittsburgh
Words I shared with my congregation this afternoon in the wake of the attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh: Dear friends, By now, many of you have heard the horrible news of the shooting this morning at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. As of this writing there are 11 confirmed dead and numerous more injured. Our…
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It’s Election Season! Here are the Rabbi360 Endorsements.
Ballots have arrived in our mailboxes so I’m venturing out for the first time with my own (Jewish-informed) endorsement sheet. First off, two things to get out of the way. Number 1: VOTE. Regardless of if you follow my suggestions, just vote. We live in a participatory democracy, which means we must participate. Voting is…
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Torah tl;dr: “Lech Lecha”
Continue the journey. 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: “Noah”
Honor diversity. 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.
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The Genesis of Creativity
Last week we renewed our annual Torah reading cycle when at Simchat Torah we celebrated reaching the end of Deuteronomy and started again at Genesis. After the news of last week culminating in the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice, it felt particularly good to have the ability to reset a story,…
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Torah tl;dr: “Bereshit”
After a short hiatus, my podcast is back! Push the boundaries. 60 seconds to wisdom. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
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Should Humans Have Been Created? (Yom Kippur Day 5779)
Rather than a full sermon, I decided to engage the congregation in text study on Yom Kippur Day, with some opening and closing remarks: We love this text from Isaiah, and believe he is speaking to us. His emphasis on ethics over ritual, right behavior rather than right performance, this is something we can understand.…
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Open Roads and Open Doors (Kol Nidre 5779)
There is a name I want you to remember, a name that perhaps you have not heard before, a minor player in a larger drama, a person whose seemingly banal insignificance is what makes her so important. I want you to remember the name Helen Roseland, who was the assistant postmistress in Eagle Grove, Iowa…
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