In this week's Torah, Joseph is thrown into a pit, bullied by a gang of brothers, because of his difference. And also this week Sutter Health has similarly tossed to their fate our transgender children, doing the bully's work even before the bully asked them to do it. How will we respond?
Read moreRock of Ages, Reconsidered
I had cause to do a deep dive into Ma’oz Tzur – our old Chanukah song, sung in English as “Rock of Ages.” So much more to it than I’d ever thought. I went from indifference to love. Come geek out with me.
Read moreMy Mother's Thanksgivings
Gone a dozen years now, the flavor of my grief has changed, and memory is sweet.
Read moreMetadata Etched in Stone
A mystery arrived at my doorstep – information encrypted within a quote over the door of a tiny German synagogue my ancestors helped build and lead in the 1820s. Decoding it was exciting, and reminded me of the ways we can remain in contact with the ancestors if we retain our imaginations and our curiosity.
Read morePsalm 48: The Architecture of Praise
Psalm 48: a picture postcard of a gleaming city of antiquity, and a map of our internal landscape as well.
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