Galilee Diary: Green thoughts I: Answer us!
By Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Galilee Diary: Hard Choices
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
A scheme is not a vision. -Leonard Cohen, "Isaac"
Galilee Diary: Changing channels
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Galilee Diary: Wandering Jews
By Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
It's Elul: 6 Ways to Get Ready for the High Holidays
Finding Shabbat When the Holiday’s Magic Seems to Have Disappeared
When my son Sammy was in preschool, Shabbat was magical.
Lessons in Parenting: My Kids Don't Believe in God or Love
One of the most surprising things for me as a parent has been how different my kids are from me. I guess it was naïve, but I thought it would be natural for kids to be like their parents (though one could point out that I have turned out very differently than my own parents).
Tapping Into Potential Energy: Jewish Teens Look to the Future
“Leadership is about moving the stored energy in society to where it can be best utilized,” said community organizer Andrew Slack at the inaugural New York Area Jewish Teen Leadership Summit, sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism and the
Rabbis in Training
Rabbi Joshua ben Perachya said: Make for yourself a teacher (rav), get yourself a study partner, and give every person the benefit of the doubt in judgment.
-Mishnah, Avot 1:6
Forever Song: A Poem for Psalm 145
The prayers and poetry of our liturgy (services) come from many places. Psalm 145, also known as the Ashrei, is a part of the morning liturgy.