The Torah In Haiku: Nitzavim
Why Are Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness So Difficult?
Everywhere I look, I am surrounded by apologia.
Galilee Diary: By the Sea
Elik was born from the sea. That’s what father used to tell me…
-- opening words of Moshe Shamir’s memoir of his brother who was killed in the war of 1948, With His Own Hands (Chapters of Elik), 1951.
Return Again: A Poem for Yom Kippur
Return.
Again.
I have returned again
to this place of
Fullness,
this place of everythingness;
and I feel empty.
Hollow.
Again.
I fling my sins,
all bright copper
and colored feathers,
out into the heavens -
Which is separate from the earth,
Germany’s Postwar Labyrinth of Lies: A Movie Review
Editor's note: This post contains plot spoilers.
Dwelling in Safety on Sukkot: A Prayer for Refugees
We pray to you
Creator of the Universe,
who causes the winds to blow
and the seas to rage…
For the weary and the heart shattered
refugees
escaping violence and bloodshed and war
Iran Deal Update: Key Congressional Deadline Reached
Today marks the end of the 60-day period Congress had to review the agreement brokered between the P5+1 and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
The Torah In Haiku: Vayeilech
Vayeilech is the shortest portion in the Torah - just one chapter consisting of 30 verses. But it includes an important commandment, part of which is included at the beginning of the Torah service in Mishkan T'filah, the Reform Movement's siddur.
Keep Moving…
I joined America’s Journey for Justice in North Carolina during the week of Nitzavim, a portion that will be read again on the morning of Yom Kippur. It describes for us that moment when our ancestors stood at Sinai to enter into covenant with God.