Rabbis Without Borders
At the Foot of the Mount
I wasn’t in the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial when Dr. Martin Luther King gave his great oration, and I ...
Judaism is Increasingly Transdenominational — And That’s A Good Thing
The Jewish day school I attended for grade school and middle school was affiliated with the Conservative movement of Judaism. ...
A Hug and a (Christian) Prayer
“People from the United Church of Canada like to hug,” said my friend B.I filed this random fact away under ...
From Sigh to Song: A Way Toward Freedom
Jews are a People of the Book; Jews also are a People of the Song. In fear, poverty, war and exile, song packed light and ...
Would You Trade Faith for Control?
I have a new favorite TV show: “Once Upon a Time.” I’m late to the game — it’s currently in its ...
Tu Bishvat: Tending the Garden of the Self
This year Tu Bishvat begins at sundown on January 24, 2016. May the holiday be a catalyst in bringing your ...
Lift Up the Voices of the Unheard
“Lift up voices and let freedom from oppression ring! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ...
Can I Hear You Now?
“When the reception goes down, the volume goes up.” These were the sage words of one of my honored teachers ...
Eizehu Gibor: Jessica Jones – who is a hero?
(Yes, spoilers. Get over it)In Emily Nussbaum’s superb New Yorker essay about the television series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” she asks, ...
You Gotta Be In It to Win It
As the old lottery tagline goes, you gotta be in it to win it.Tonight’s Powerball drawing is up to $1.5 ...
Talking to God
A few years ago, I was invited to become part of an interfaith clergy group in Brooklyn. The group had ...
5 Commitments to Make in Honor of the MLK Holiday
Fifty years ago, the images of the violent beatings of non-violent marchers beginning their walk from Selma to Montgomery marked a ...