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.
Read moreInsistence of Blessing, Insistence of Life
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.
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