May we draw deep from the waters of life, the groundwater of blessing, in order to respond confidently to the catastrophes around us, in this country and in Gaza. Sermon for Erev Yom Kippur 5786.
Read moreUnder the Teaching Tree
We are in the most challenging moment of history that most of us here have ever experienced. How can we be rooted and resilient like a grandmother oak? How can we withstand the strong and contrary winds? How can we root deeper, reach higher, and connect side by side with each each other? Some insights from trees, dreams, and Torah.
Read moreAudrey Hepburn is in the Field
In Elul, they say the King is in the Field. Kind of like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
Read moreAccountable to Love (for Elul 5785)
We offer our teshuvah not out of obligation but because we love. It is because I love you that I want to be clean with you. It is because I love this world and the people in it that I want to make good on all the ways I have failed it and them.
Read moreA Prayer for Peace
May no harm be done in our name.
May no harm be done in anyone’s name.
May no harm be done.