May 15, 2020 Behar - Bechukotai In this week's Torah portion, Behar - Bechukotai, the last Torah portion for the book of Leviticus, God tells Moses to speak to the Israe...
May 12, 2020 Finding Today's Haystack of Light "Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight..." –Mary Oliver
May 11, 2020 On Prayer in 2020 Today I wrote a prayer for graduates of Elon this year that I plan record for the conferral of degrees. I think this is the prayer I wil...
May 8, 2020 Emor - Be Kind This week's Torah portion is Emor from the book of Leviticus. There are two things I want to point out about this week's Torah portion. T...
May 6, 2020 Sacred Scripture is Not Apolitical Since the first moment of this global pandemic this has been a political issue. So it is difficult to talk about the pandemic without tal...
May 4, 2020 Life is a Thin and Precious Thread Last Sunday, I hauled my rocking chair from the living room to the front stoop of my house and sat in the warm air, watching a few neighb...
May 3, 2020 An Abundance of Oreo In the words of the hilarious Leslie Jordan, I’ve been “hunkering down” throughout this time of social distancing at my parents’ house ne...
May 1, 2020 We Are Holy Human Beings “Who are holy beings? They are beloved, clear of mind, and courageous. Raising their voices in constant gratitude. They marvel at every d...
Apr 29, 2020 Change Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is famous for saying, “No person ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same rive...
Apr 28, 2020 Holy Envy makes for Intention Making This morning, I woke up fully intending to share a message with you all which was carefully crafted throughout last week. However, today ...
