T'shuvah: Returning to Our Truest Selves at the High Holidays
The central theme of the High Holiday season is t’shuvah (turn, response), an expression of hope that the way we are today need not be who we remain tomorrow.
Aspirational Zionism: A Model for Our Future
My Zionism grew from a very particular time in history. I was born a year after Israel was established and raised on “the crisis narrative” of Jewish history. The Holocaust hovered over my childhood and formative years and has been a defining experience affecting the post-war Jewish psyche. The Shoah
8 Pieces of Good News About Israel
Israel is becoming a kinder and gentler place. Here are eight positive things about the land and her people in these challenging times.
All Its Inhabitants: Living Under Israeli Jurisdiction
In a forthcoming book, two rabbis address the aspirational ethical treatment of all the inhabitants of the land of Israel as detailed in its Declaration of Independence.
To Survive a Sermon About Technical Lists
It's hard to imagine a writer who would dare to begin a book the way Numbers opens with Parashat B'midbar: four chapters loaded with technical details; names, flags, and the numbers of men in each tribe. It presents a challenge for clergy to carve out a sermon by mining for
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