Rabbis Without Borders
Making a Football Stadium Holy
It’s football season once again. I was once a more rabid football fan (my team of choice was the Washington ...
How Can We Do the Most Good?
There’s a new TV show out called “Adam Ruins Everything,” where comedian Adam Conover shares everything that’s factually incorrect — and even harmful — ...
God, Are You Listening?
I was asked recently: “Do you believe God is really listening?”It is interesting: We rabbis talk more to children about ...
I Love a Parade
The week is bracketed by two parades. The first is on the holiday of Simchat Torah, when we complete the ...
I’m Too Broken to Write This Blog
Rarely have I been so deeply affected, so deeply wounded inside, so utterly shattered.
Embracing Unity, Not Uniformity
The High Holiday season just ended. A spiritual, emotional and communal journey through Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot culminated ...
There’s No Such Thing as Closure
There is a relationship in my life that has gnawed at my heartstrings for more than twenty years, and each ...
An Interesting Jewish “Jeopardy” Champ
Passover is the eight-day Jewish holiday in which we ask questions at the seder table. For one quirky Jewish guy ...
What Is The Torah We Want To Celebrate Today?
Today we celebrate the holiday of Simhat Torah. Literally meaning “rejoicing in Torah,” the holiday is a culmination both of ...
Five Stages of Soul
Simchat Torah: a day for reading — and connecting — the beginning and end of the Torah.The Torah begins with ...
Yogi Berra and Sukkot
Yogi Berra was the master of saying the wrong thing in the most right way. His death a couple of ...
OK, Who Invited Joaquin To The Sukkah?
I recall standing once in a communal sukkah teaching a group of children about Sukkot. It was a sunny day ...