I’m happy to offer my first essay for MyJewishLearning.com’s weekly Recharge newsletter. In this one, I lean into the fear and the attraction of sitting inside our pain and sorrow. It felt timely.
Read morePartei Ergreifen ("Taking Sides" Translation)
A beautiful translation by Jamila Pape of “Taking Sides.”
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Taking the side of Peace.
Read moreA Chant for Peace
In an inability to find just the right prayer or song when our community gathered on Sunday morning, this chant came to me – just the word shalom, and music that I hope can help calm our aching, racing hearts and open us to a moment of breath (and tears).
Read moreIsrael, Anatevka, & the Jewish Soul – Video
In my Yom Kippur sermon last week, I explored the status of Israeli democracy protests, the connection of Israeli Occupation to the current crisis, and what it is in our American Jewish souls – the longing, the fear, and the insecurity – that keeps us silent. Now is the time to find our voice. Here it is in video.
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