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The First Ten Days
MMXXVI has started off with a bang, as I think most of us expect these days…but also with a steady slowness that provides hope for anchoring amidst the chaos of the world (especially…
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Thankfulness: The Whole Point
As a kid, I certainly remember hearing and telling and acting out “the story of the first Thanksgiving.” As a teaching and learning tool, I love the ideas of coming together with neighbors,…
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Steeped but Stuck
Recently, as I think is true for many people this season, I’ve been wading through frustrations and the weight of the world, sloshing around the muck of the past and mixing with the…
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Holding the Tension
This weekend, I had a long conversation with a friend that elucidated the thinking process in which we engage when forming opinions or seeking information about a current event, especially with widely conflicting…
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Annual Re-Creation
Each year the Torah goes back to Genesis from Deuteronomy, re-reading the narratives of creation – that of the world and that of the Israelite familial structure and seed of a future nation.…
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Nor’easter for Sukkos
The last few days of Sukkos 5786 have seen NYC and surrounding areas enveloped in grey skies, various amounts of drizzle and rain, and wind gusts. The temperatures have just begun to drop,…
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Maddening, Mundane, Moadim Lesimkhe
The summer wore on, sometimes so open-ended with shifts and worries and overbearing humidity that I found myself questioning how everything would settle into the more regulated academic season in autumn. But time…
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Changing Seasons
While my Omer posts didn’t continue as smoothly as I’d planned, I’ve embarked upon a season of change. I spent many days preparing and helping my parents move, something which is still in…