Rabbi's Blog
Getting On the Wrong Train: The Last Hostage Home
Yesterday I got on the wrong train. No, that’s not right at all. I got on the right train, only…
Why We Light the Lights Tonight - A Chanukah Message in the Wake of the Australia Attack
I was all set to send out a sweet message of hope, of kindling light in the darkness, adding light…
Thanksgiving: Letting in the Light
This morning as I handed Eloise a plate of pancakes—because sometimes I actually do have my act together early and…
Mamdani, Mikie, and Making Minyan
Somewhere between Mamdani and Mikie, between the government shutdown and canceled flights, a week of normal life went by. I…
As If: Choosing to Believe (Yom Kippur 5786)
To watch the sermon, click here. When 20-year-old Agam Berger was released from captivity in January, she walked onto an…
Your Story and Your Service: A Sermon for American Jewry (Rosh Hashanah 5786)
To watch the sermon, click here. A few months ago I received something wonderful and awful in the mail. It…
Desire Lines
My walk to Oheb takes me across Grove Park. Dotted with giant, 200-year-old trees when we moved to town a…