spirituality

As a synagogue rabbi, I feel as if we have been running a religious marathon for the past month. since. ...

Hoshana Rabbah is kind of a weird day – even for the Jewish calendar. It’s not really a holiday – ...

I recently met a woman who I really liked. We have a lot in common, being  professionally accomplished Jewish women ...

Occasionally, a book about Jewish prayer will tell you that Judaism discourages spontaneous prayer. That magic of Jewish prayer, the ...

“How do I go on?”  I was asked recently at a service following the death of a beautiful woman in ...

Sukkot was never a big deal for me when growing up. Coming so soon after the pomp and circumstance of ...

I admit that I’ve never been particularly hip.Even as a teenager, at best I was probably pretty geeky, and what’s ...

At the conclusion of Yom Kippur services, the rabbi was standing at the door shaking hands as the congregation departed. ...

First thing in the morning, I like to take a 3-block walk to the Grind Café and Gallery on Main ...

Traditional Jewish thought sees the whole world as a laboratory for learning. On the one hand, everything has value in ...