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To Catch a Thief

The record of an ancient theft clues us in to the obscured role of Jewish priestesses.

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.

Rituals of Return

My return to sacred space.

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.

Holy Cows

Like our ancestors before us, we are called to let go of our sacred cows.

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.

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