December 13, 2025 -
December 13, 2025 -
“We Can Compare, but Cannot Judge” The loss of a loved one can be crippling. Facing life without the presence of our beloved requires time for healing. Jewish tradition seesRead More »
Appreciating the Gifts of Passover I find that as times change, the Seder and its rituals mean something different to me each year. A few years ago, I gravitated towardsRead More »
Foundational Intentions How much do thoughts and intentions matter? Can kind thoughts and love-filled emotions affect and alter our physical world? This week’s parsha seems to think so. Our ParshaRead More »
The Torah of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix Our Torah reading contains one of the most infamous stories in the Torah, the tragic deaths of Nadav and Avihu. As always, theRead More »
Comparative Religion 101: Red Cows If you have children who are 20 years old or younger, chances are you’re a Rick Riordan fan. My kids got me reading the PercyRead More »
Not In My Town A poster captures the burning Twin Towers with the words, “’Never forget’ you said.” Superimposed upon it, is a picture of Muslim Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan OmarRead More »
Don’t Let Clay Feet Stop You If you followed Michael Cohen’s testimony last week or saw the movie “Vice”, it’s easy to fall into cynicism. Trust in our government officialsRead More »
Contradictions When I was Orthodox, contradictions in the Torah used to perturb me. If God really dictated the Torah to Moses, couldn’t the text be a bit clearer? If theRead More »
How Do We Sustain Our Jewish Identity? As we approach Purim, the story of Esther gnaws at me and disturbs my peace of mind. When I was in Yeshivah, IRead More »
Is This God’s Will? At the foot of Mount Sinai, the Jewish People, only recently freed from slavery, meet their Creator, face to face. The mountain is engulfed in flames andRead More »
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