Friday, December 27, 2024

Chanukah 2024: Ironies and Strengths

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  As we continue to celebrate Chanukah together, I’m thinking about something ironic in our tradition of lighting the Chanukiyah.  I use the...
Friday, March 15, 2024

Parshat Pikudey: Accountability, Holiness, and Blessing

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  On a visit to Israel, I participated in a presentation with an Israeli activist whose goal was to improve the accountability of the Knesse...
Friday, February 16, 2024

Mishpatim 2024/5784: The Blues

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  Recently I got interested again in the blues, and added a blues channel to my Pandora account.   I’ve thought in the past the blues is the...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Aharey-Mot/Kedoshim 2023/5783: When we're like angels

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I hope everyone had the chance to celebrate Israel’s 75 th   birthday this past Wednesday, Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s independence day.   One ...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Vayakhel-Pikudey - Shabbat Ha'Chodesh 2023/5783: One universe, one God, one team, one goal

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  For some reason, this past week several videos of interviews with scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.     As we continue to get ready for Passo...
Monday, February 6, 2023

Shabbat Shirah/Beshalach: The Pillar of Fire and the Pillar of Cloud

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Many of us I suspect are aware of the Chinese surveillance balloon that has been floating over the country for several days.   The increase ...
Friday, January 20, 2023

Exodus - Non-Violent Protest and Community Service - Creative ways of repairing the world

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This past week we watched as protestors stormed the capital area in Brazil. Naturally these images conjured up memories of protestors crashi...