Yom Kippur
Gratitude and Forgiving the Unforgivable
A while back I suggested a unique way of doing the chesbon nefesh (soul’s accounting) we are expected to do ...
Pride on Yom Kippur? These Nice Jewish Girls Say ‘No Way’
It was a small miracle when the Northern Virginia Pride (NOVA) committee scheduled its first pride after three years of planning and ...
Our Prophets, Ourselves: Jonah, Judgment and the Act of Repentance
In many ways, the message of the Book of Jonah seems antithetical to that of Yom Kippur.
Dear Friend, May You Be Written in the Book of Life
“May you be Written in the Book of Life” is such a nice phrase to utter at this time of ...
Leave Your Seatbacks in their Full, Upright Position
A minor cultural kerfuffle flared up recently about airline seats and the question of whether to recline or not.On a ...
Prayer for Diversity
Change is difficult. It can only happen when we reflect on the present and imagine different possibilities for going forward. ...
Who Will Live and Who Will Die?
We live with a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and ...
High-Tech High Holidays
When I entered rabbinical school, I never imagined I would become a rabbi of an online synagogue. In fact, when ...
Between Death and Life
Years ago, I faced a summer’s end with a series of five deaths in the tiny congregation I served as ...
Beyond Belief: Navigating Our Way Through the High Holy Days
“Where there is faith, there are fewer beliefs. You use beliefs to shore up opinions, rather than a relationship with ...