Divrei Torah and Sermons
Tisha B'Av: A Chance to Weep
Tisha B’Av offers us the chance to meet this grief exactly where we are. Jewish tradition gives us permission to mourn, which provokes a deeper question: have we given ourselves permission to mourn?
DVAR: Terumah
To me, the importance of the gift-giving is not in the gifts themselves, but in what they make possible.
D'VAR: Vayishlach
In this conflict, this process of holding ourselves accountable, we are able to embody the old name and the new name.
Taking Chances
The day after the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, I entered my first sweepstake.
The Duality of Being a Good Jew
The unification of practice and experience in my Jewish world remains elusive at times.