Fragility and Hope (Sukkot)As we enter Sukkot, I can’t help but think about the strange beauty of the sukkah. These little huts — open to the wind, vulnerable to the…Oct 6Oct 6
Defying Harshness with Song: A Reflection After Yom KippurThis year I again led prayers in a community I’ve come to know well. My voice, which I expected to weaken, grew stronger. And I know why…Oct 3Oct 3
Being Human Together: A Reflection for the Ten Days“May you not only be written but also sealed in the Book of Life.”Sep 26Sep 26
Hidden and Revealed (Nitzavim)“The hidden things belong to God, but the revealed things are for us and for our children forever. (Deut. 29:28)”Sep 18Sep 18
Choosing Life (Nitzavim)Nitzavim brings us a verse many of us know, though perhaps not in full context:Sep 17Sep 17
Law for the Sake of Love: 24 years After 9/11Twenty-four years since 9/11. The world changed that day. Many of us can still smell the air, still feel the bewildering quiet that…Sep 11Sep 11
Ki Tavo: The Good PartsParashat Ki Tavo opens with blessings and — yes — the tochecha, the searing rebuke. We’ll save that hard mirror for another time. Today I…Sep 10Sep 10
