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Mourning and Meaning Making
Someday our current sorrows will be memories, woven into the tapestry of our shared destiny.
Observing Jewish Time
Living the Jewish calendar is to be bound by Jewish peoplehood and Jewish solidarity
In Dew Season
In this moment of crisis, we need to let things arise and evaporate, leaving us unburdened enough to do the work of peace.
From Disgrace to Praise
Why does Jewish tradition instruct us to endlessly retell the story of our ancestors' enslavement?
A Passover Beyond Words
The visceral cries of the enslaved Israelites, not their words, was essential to the process of liberation.
The Gifts of Darkness
When we look at the dark future like God wrestlers, then even in the darkest moments, we can maintain a clear and piercing vision.
Responding to Hatred, On Purim and Today
Haman’s persecution awakened in the Jews a spark of defiance, a motivation not to hide their Judaism, but to celebrate it.
Celebrating Spring
Jewish tradition is replete with legends both uplifting and ominous about the vernal equinox.