Galilee Diary: Desert paradise
…Thus said the Lord: I accounted to your favor the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride – how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. Israel was holy to the Lord, the first fruits of His harvest… -Jeremiah 2:2-3
Let the Wind Blow; Bring On the Rain
It was only about a month and a half ago that we started to include the prayer for rain once again in T’filah: Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem, “You cause the wind to shift and rain to fall,” (Mishkan T’filah, p. 78).
We Are Family - Sandy Relief
This Week's Parsha: Sent From My iPhone
Eye on the States: Florida Amendment 8
“Poverty Would Outweigh Them All”: How to Protect the Poor while Reducing the Deficit
A month ago, I tempted you with a taste of current fiscal policy (warning: please read Sequestration Part 1 before this, or you will be very confused, not to mention less informed!).
Healing from the Past, Preparing for the Future
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha'olam, hagomel li-chayavim tovot shegamalni kol tov.
Blessed are You, Eternal, our God, King of the universe who bestows goodness upon the accountable, who has bestowed every goodness upon me.