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September 18, 2020 Watch recording on our YouTube channel According to the mystics, the world began with a shattering. In the book of Genesis, the world’s birth is portrayed as a gentle unfolding: a series of peaceful separations, the intimate animation of clay from earth’s four corners by God’s own breath. But in the 16th Continue Reading »
July 31, 2020 This week’s sermon on Tisha B’Av. Mourning for the ancient Temple isn’t at the forefront of the Reform Jewish consciousness. So you might not have known that yesterday was Tisha B’Av, the day of fasting and lamentation commemorating the Temple’s destruction. This is not a fast I typically observe, unless I’m in Continue Reading »
July 17, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on Parashat Matot-Maasei As we transition from Numbers to Deuteronomy, things start to get repetitive. The Israelites stand poised to enter the Promised Land, while Moses prepares for his death. As he bids farewell to the Israelites, Moses tells, and retells, the story of our people’s journey Continue Reading »
July 10, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on parashat Pinchas. The first time I heard the story of Pinchas was at a teen study session at Camp Harlam, the topic of which was “Sex and Violence in the Torah.” Once I’d heard it, I wasn’t surprised I hadn’t learned it in Religious School. While Israelites Continue Reading »
July 3, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on Chukat-Balak. One day, a rabbi decided to meet a local shop owner for a walk around the neighborhood. The rabbi was hoping that she might convince the shop owner to contribute to the synagogue and other worthy causes. After a bit of small talk, the rabbi Continue Reading »
May 15, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on Behar-Behukotai. When we get to the end of a book of the Torah, as we do this Shabbat when we finish the book of Leviticus, what words do we say (and what does it mean)? Hazak Hazak v’Nitchazek (Be strong, be strong, and we will be strengthened). I Continue Reading »
May 1, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on Acharei Mot-Kedoshim This week, the Torah came to me from Twitter. About a week ago, I saw the following exchange. Jonathan Shalit, a British talent manager, tweeted this: “If you don’t come out of this quarantine with 1) a new skill 2) your side hustle started Continue Reading »
April 17, 2020 This week’s d’var Torah on parshat Shemini. Though I was very proactive about reading the Torah portion early in the week (go me!), it got to Friday afternoon before I even began to write this d’var Torah. Some of that is due to quarantine brain, but some of it is due to Continue Reading »
March 27, 2020 This week’s sermon on parashat Vayikra. When I used to call my grandmother at her assisted living facility, she had a couple of catch-phrases. If I asked her, “What’s new?” she would chuckle, “Well, there’s nothing NEW here!” Talking about the comforts she begrudgingly enjoyed at the facility, she would admonish me, Continue Reading »
March 13, 2020 This information is also in a Google Doc that will be updated here as I hear about new ideas and opportunities. I know that the prospect of being cooped up for two weeks, whether you live alone or with family members, is a little nerve wracking. So I wanted to share a Continue Reading »