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Advice for Friends of the Ailing: Just Be Present.
Recently my email inbox has been filled with updates from three friends who are sick and using Caringbridge.com to update everyone on their status. For those who have never used the site, it is an...
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G*d is Everywhere… No, Really
Images of horror, most pointedly the public beheadings of two American journalists in a matter of weeks, have ensured that the days leading up to the Season of Awe will continue to be stained with...
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Who Will Live and Who Will Die?
The Shofar calls us to atone We live with a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we are asked to review our past;...
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Look Both Ways Before Crossing!
As we cross from 5774 to 5775, the Akeida (the Binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah) tells us to look both ways so we can perceive the fullness of our reality. As he looked...
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Putting God On The Geirut List
I recently had the privilege of serving on a Beit Din (Rabbinic Court) for an individual who was converting to Judaism. It was, as I have found all prior instances, a powerful and deeply moving...
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I’m Only Happy When it Rains
Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ago, I made resolutions, asked for and received forgiveness, cast away my sins, felt...
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Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Recently a woman asked me if it was okay during her prayers to pray to her deceased mother. She said,”the first thing I think of when I start to pray is my mother. My friend told me that I was being a...
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God Likes a Counter-Offer
We criticize Abraham for not voicing protest of God’s horrific demand that he sacrifice Isaac. Yet, ultimately, Abraham did counter the command by substituting a ram for the boy. I wonder if I would...
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Bad Things Create Better People
True, things could have been worse for Joseph – but not much worse. First, growing up an orphan – his mother had died when he had been an infant. Yes, Joseph had a father. His Dad Jacob was alive...
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We Must Still Dream!
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We Black Lives Matter hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a...
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