Purim 2013. Grin and bear it. Scowl and bear it. Disdain advice about the value of acting “cheerful.” That’s how…
Month: February 2013
Changing the Subject
Members of Or Shalom Synagogue are deeply engaged with Israel. Almost all, teens included, have visited the land at least…
Olympic Purim
Purim falls on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar. About Adar, we say, “When Adar arrives, our…
Meaningful Manual
In Parshat Terumah, God reveals to Moshe the instruction manual for building the Mishkan. The manual contains details…lots of them.…
Essence of Judaism
Context is everything. Except when it comes to essence, of course. Then the whole point is to strip away context.…
Wonder
I wondered why everyone else doesn’t wonder, too. I saw the dead squirrel in the road and I wanted to…
Opening the Siddur
The title of the conference session seemed innocent enough: Not All Jews Say Kaddish. We received two lovely booklets of…