Rethinking the Holy Days
I’ve come to the conclusion we need to change the date of Simchat Torah. Our Jewish festivals must be re-envisioned as inspirational community gatherings of joyful spiritual Jewish celebration. Every single festival needs to be a time of great community involvement and meaning.
Let the Wind Blow; Bring On the Rain
It was only about a month and a half ago that we started to include the prayer for rain once again in T’filah: Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem, “You cause the wind to shift and rain to fall,” (Mishkan T’filah, p. 78).
Kugel Capers
I nearly lost a friendship over the recipe for my Nana's kugel, the sweet noodle pudding that can be served on its own or taken up a notch if served with a dollop of sour cream. My friend and I got into an argument about sharing the recipe.
Book Discussion: The Dove Flyer
by Peter Shapiro
Read the review of this book in Reform Judaism magazine
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God Who Emerged from the Color of a Burkha
First Response
Tu BiSh’vat: Resources
In a few weeks we will be celebrating Tu BiSh’vat. There are numerous approaches you could take in planning your celebration.
Happy Tu BiShvat: Environmental Responsibility in the Berkshires
Religious But Not Spiritual
Jefferson Bethke's YouTube video, "Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus," has been viewed by more than 20 million people.
Holding on and Letting Go
It’s been a while since last I posted. Between some personal and professional travel and responsibilities at work, it hasn’t felt like there was a lot of time.
Galilee Diary: Return to the city of the dead
A man is nothing but a small plot of land,
A man is nothing but the image of the landscape of his birthplace,
Only what his ear recorded when it was still fresh,
Only what his eye took in before it had seen too much,
Whatever was encountered on the dew-covered path