Vaera: God appears
God appears to Moses and declares God's Proper Name. Understand God's names to understand our relationship to the Ground of Being. Reflect on how God appears today.
Hope and Community in the Secular New Year
My thoughts on the rise in anti-Jewish bias, Zionism and Judaism, and my hopes for the secular new year.
Public Jew Hate in Kislev
Reflections on the rise of anti-Jewish Rhetoric in the month of Kislev 5783. Shabbat Sermon at Temple Israel.
Teshuvah and Creating Spiritual Community
Accepting the yoke of the Divine. Waking up to our obligations. Joyously entering 5783.
Kol Nidre: The Dark Night of the Soul
Kol Nidre: the night when we practice for our deaths. The dark night of the soul. Facing the reality of our lives and our inevitable deaths.
This Time of Truth, Brokenness, Teshuvah, and Apologies
Facing our choice, apologizing and accepting apologies. The core themes of Rosh HaShanah 5783.
Avinu Malkeinu: Our Parent, Our Sovereign
Avinu Malkeinu is a central prayer of the High Holy Days, yet its imagery can turn people off. Do we really need a Father and King?
