It seems I had to come to Ireland to be reintroduced to the prophet Elijah. For more than a week this summer, I have been on retreat at a Catholic hermitage in County Sligo run by a tiny community of Carmelite sisters and brothers. The Carmelites see the prophet Elijah as their spiritual inspiration and as the founder of their order. They call him Saint Elijah, and I happened to be there on Saint Elijah’s day. What is the kind of prophet we need now? Can we find that prophet? Can we be that prophet?

An essay for My Jewish Learning’s Recharge Blog. 

In 2025, in this tug-of-war between loyalty and morality, perhaps resistance is the true shape of patriotism. A reflection on Fourth of July themes.

A prayer for the month of Tammuz.

It feels like there is so much being lost right now. But we still carry those things in us. Like Levites carrying crates of holy regalia. A consideration of Parashat Bamidbar.