January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Looking Forward with Faith One of the things that intrigues me the most is the commonalities shared in origin stories or myths as some might say. Are they variants onRead More »
Sensing the Sublime The book of Genesis speeds quickly from the creation of the universe to the expansion of humankind on the face of the earth. The story is notRead More »
Confessing Upon Our Greatest Sin Howard Schwartz (from Rosh HaShanah fame) came over to me a few days ago: “Rabbi I don’t know what to do. I haven’t missed aRead More »
There’s a Famine in the Land… Last night, we began with the words: (Page 339) By the authority of the Heavenly Court And by the authority of this earthly court,Read More »
Day Two: “The Old shall be Renewed, and the New shall be made Holy” David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine Monk, writes “Religion is like an erupting volcano: the lava flowing downRead More »
Day One: 21st Century Judaism and the Synagogue that’s Willing to Change It’s because of the Schwartz brothers that I have to make this appeal to you this year. YouRead More »
Bypassing God? The Torah makes strong assertions about life in Israel: one of them is that the water supply is controlled exclusively by God (Deuteronomy 11: 11-13) “The land whichRead More »
Look At Your Life Through Heaven’s Eyes We move often; the average American moves once every seven years. Sometimes it’s due to an educational or occupational opportunity, sometimes we’re downsizingRead More »
What’s The Best Way To Inspire Our Children? Do we try to influence them by sharing with them our loves and passions, or do we let them seek and discoverRead More »
We Need To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due This past week there was much to fret about in the news: Tariffs possibly wreaking havoc and the painful separation of immigrantRead More »
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