Remembering Dr. King, Our Modern-Day Moses
As we mark 50 years since Dr. King was assassinated, and in thinking about his connection with Moses, I’m drawn to Dr. King’s “I’ve Been To the Mountaintop.”
This Congregation Offers a Safe Space To Celebrate Passover
For individuals handling addiction and in recovery, the act of engaging with others as part of Jewish holidays and celebrations can be difficult.
Food, Faith, and Family: Three Poems for Passover
"You won’t smell soup cooking yet / or cake or kugel or tzimmes baking / on the day before Passover."
On Purim, Let's Get Vulnerable - Whether or Not We Get Drunk
Hester Street: A Poem
Inspired by this week’s Torah portion, this poem plays on the idea of hester panim (the hidden face of God) and the name Esther, a key figure in the holiday of Purim.
Drunk on Purim: What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
Purim festivities don't square with what I know about the harmful side of alcohol: It destroys people’s lives. What message are we sending our children?
Kids, Costumes, and the Boundlessness of the Imagination - at Purim and Beyond
The possibilities are only limited by imagination, and children’s imaginations are not limited.
Book of Esther: A Poem
Reform Jewish poet Stacey Z. Robinson wrote this original poem for Purim, painting a much different picture of Esther than we knew as children.
How to KonMari Your Pantry (and Your Life) in Time for Passover
Kondo teaches us to organize our stuff and toss what we don’t need, using a method centered around inventorying everything we own and getting rid of anything that doesn’t serve a purpose or “spark joy.”