Writings

The Sh'mita year, during which the land lies fallow and debts are released, reminds us that we can and should take time to take it easy.

As we celebrate another Rosh HaShanah beset by COVID and other challenges, how do we navigate our emotions and what does Judaism teach us?

Donkeys seeing angels, gorillas dancing, dogs hearing thunder, cats chasing (running from?) imaginary creatures. We see what we're...

After 66 Shabbatot online, we have learned just how essential community is for sustaining and nourishing our spirits. Parashat Chukat Our...

"Let justice roll down like water, righteousness like a mighty stream" (Amos 5:25). Is the verdict in the Chauvin trial a tide of justice...

Our journeys can take us to many wonderful and not-so-wonderful places. How do we find a sense of home along the way?

Following the Inauguration after a very contentious election and lame duck period, what can we learn from the Israelites preparing to...

Our nation's leaders can cause irreparable harm when they act out of fear. How can we turn that curse into a blessing?

Tension between serving the individual or the particular and serving the community or the universal is one that has existed for...

Cards, flowers, chocolate, and all sorts of other gifts. We make these offerings to people we care about so they know that we're thinking of