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The Torah In Haiku.
B'midbar Haiku
Haiku based on the week's Torah portion.
Vayikra 5784 Haiku
These haiku focus on weekly Torah portions.
Envisioning Home
Some of the best stories from our tradition involve a question presented on one level that is answered on a completely different and surprising level.
Our Beginnings, in Haiku
in the beginning
Oneness breathed us into life
we are unity
The More Torah, The More Life
When I became rabbi of Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls, NJ, I quickly discovered that some people in our community thought we were a church. Mail was addressed to “Monmouth Reformed Temple,” and letters were addressed “Dear Pastor.”
Creation, Chaos, and Children
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. God said: “Let there be light.” And there was light.
How to Observe Shavuot from Home This Year
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted so much of how we engage Jewishly, but Shavuot is a fantastic holiday for families to celebrate from the safety of their homes. Here are a few ways you and your family can observe this rich, festive Jewish holiday this year.
What Do Superheroes and Passover Have in Common?
The author of "The (unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah" and "The (unofficial) Muggle Megillah" has delivered another work of art combining fanservice and prescient Jewish learning in "The Superhero Haggadah: A Story of Signs and Marvels."
What We Can Learn from Ruth and Naomi about Mental Health
Shavuot offers a glimpse at how others in our tradition faced unimaginable and unremitting losses – and were sometimes helped to prevail. There are powerful lessons for us within the story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth.