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Passover: A Workaholic's Holiday

April 3, 2018
Passover: A Workaholic's Holiday

Holiday cooking for 50 guests. That’s how my Passover began. Of course. How else does a workaholic celebrate her holiday? You know I’m a workaholic. Juggling way too many projects. Seven days a week. So I’m aways behind schedule. And sometimes I drop a ball.  Which means: I’ve let someone down. I’ve failed. Yes, I feel…

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Jewish Practices, Political, Torah

Reconciliation: Elijah's Message for Canada

March 23, 2018
Reconciliation: Elijah's Message for Canada

Reconciliation takes many forms. Today, I’m thinking about David. He came to our synagogue occasionally, on Shabbat. He was quiet and a bit odd. Our interactions had a ritualized pattern. First, he would compliment me, saying, “You’re beautiful inside and out.” Next, he would ask for what he wanted. Lunch. A Safeway gift certificate. Or an opportunity to tell…

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Jewish Practices, Prayer, Spirituality, Torah

Offering Worship: Did Moses Make It All Up?

March 17, 2018
Offering Worship: Did Moses Make It All Up?

Offering as a form of worship. Take a look at Leviticus. God offers some weird instructions for worship! Like a precise system of offerings. Specifically, butchering and cooking. Such rituals seem out of place in our modern urban society. They probably weren’t relevant to the earliest human beings either. Torah itself says they were vegetarian. Offering at the…

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Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Spirituality

Chant: Multi-faith Spiritual Exploration

February 2, 2018
Chant: Multi-faith Spiritual Exploration

Chant. A weekend of multi-faith learning at the Bethlehem Centre. Forty-two enchanted hours of spiritual elevation. Five leadership teams, each opening us to a dimension of chant. Chant is Holy Play: Trio SaySo Trio SaySo — Allannah Dow, Leah Hokenson and Tina Jones — tossed us into the world of chant. We all have voice,…

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Animals, Jewish Practices, Prayer

Psalm 148: Nature's Rap

January 12, 2018
Psalm 148: Nature's Rap

Psalm 148: what a beautiful vision of creation! Spiritual beings sing God’s praise. Sun, moon, and clouds sing. So do animals and plants. Along with people of all ages, genders, and social classes. Why? Because God created them. God loves them. And God praises them, too. Psalm 148: what a great way to start the…

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Jewish Practices, Political, Torah

Hanukkiah: "I'm Here To Tell You Resistance Never Ends"

December 13, 2017
Hanukkiah: "I'm Here To Tell You Resistance Never Ends"

Hanukkiah. The eight-branched menorah we light at Hanukkah. What Does the Hanukkiah Mean? The prophet Zechariah never heard of a hanukkiah. But he can help us understand its meaning. In synagogue on Shabbat Hanukkah, we read Zechariah’s vision of the menorah. It’s a good choice, right? We light a type of menorah, so we read about a…

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Sukkot: Our prophets recommend interfaith outreach

October 7, 2017
Sukkot: Our prophets recommend interfaith outreach

Sukkot is a great time for interfaith outreach. Twelve students are taking my graduate course on “Ritual and Sacred Ceremony” at the Vancouver School of Theology. They represent nine distinct religious traditions. Our family has invited the whole class to visit our sukkah. Students will enjoy the best of Jewish ritual: home based, food filled, seasonally attuned.…

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Family, Jewish Practices, Kabbalah, Torah

Teshuvah: Can it Change the Timeline of Your Past?

September 23, 2017
Teshuvah: Can it Change the Timeline of Your Past?

Can teshuvah – repentance, renewal, and return to God – change the past? In Parshat Haazinu (Deut. 32:1-32:52) Moses speaks to his spiritual community. You have lived a full life. You have seen God at work. Seen God challenge you, answer you, comfort you, sustain you. And you know a miracle when you see one. But…

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Jewish Practices, Prayer, Spirituality

A Rosh Hashanah Ritual Riddle: How are dessert and liturgy alike?

September 21, 2017
A Rosh Hashanah Ritual Riddle: How are dessert and liturgy alike?

Your Rosh Hashanah ritual riddle: how are sweet fruit crumble and the liturgy of Unetaneh Tokef alike? I’m asking for a friend. For two academic friends, really. Lawrence Hoffman and Catherine Bell, who write about ritual. Lawrence Hoffman says that rituals structure time. Without rituals, life would be a series of moments. Mostly flat, but…

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Jewish Practices, Love, Political

Elijah came to Vancouver to test us. Did we pass?

August 25, 2017
Elijah came to Vancouver to test us. Did we pass?

You know the stories. Elijah crouches on the street corner, begging. She bangs on your door at midnight, fleeing an attacker. He sits in a wheelchair waiting by a broken electric door. She meows by the empty trash can. Elijah offers you a choice. Extend a hand. Give a coin. Turn a doorknob. Push a…

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