How the Days of Awe Nourish Our Emotions
Amid the sweetness and celebration of Rosh Hashana, rituals like Yizkor and hearing the sound of the shofar open up access to emotions that we often bottle up.
Holidays
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“Unetaneh Tokef” is Now Almost Obsolete — Thank God
What would happen if we took Unetaneh Tokef literally, and truly ask the questions it poses?
Baseball, Passover and Rebirth
In the spring, on Passover and on Opening Day, everything feels possible.
Light Doesn’t Happen by Accident
The Hanukkah lights remind us that it is upon us to bring ourselves – and our society – to a more peaceful and just place.
Cosmic Consolation: Wrinkles in Time
Ritual telescopes time and place, bringing together past, present and future, sacred space and wherever we happen to be.
Can You Build A Sukkah From An Elephant?
What does the sukkah tell us about where the “natural” ends and man’s making, the “artificial,” begins?
Don’t Confuse Ideology with Identity
In today’s society, ideas have transformed into identity.
Light Doesn’t Happen by Accident
The Hanukkah lights remind us that it is upon us to bring ourselves – and our society – to a more peaceful and just place.
Waking Up is Hard to Do
One wonderful metaphor for the shofar blast on Rosh Hashanah is that of an alarm clock, waking us up to the ways we have acted, and helping us to become the people we wish to be. But all too often, we are likely to hit the snooze button.
Should We Really Label Our Children? Yes…Sometimes.
Passover reminds us that we are free, which means that we have the freedom to choose how we act. Yet those actions will ultimately define who we are.
