What question will guide your New Year’s resolutions this year? What will be the focus of your self-improvement plan? Maybe…
Month: December 2015
A Christmas Midrash
Christmas season is in full swing. Decorations are everywhere. Sometimes people ask if their ubiquity bothers my Jewish sensibilities. Not at…
Kabbalah by the Numbers
On the fourth day of Hanukkah, I accompanied a prison chaplain as she offered holiday programs at two medium-security institutions. Numbers matter…
Should we pray for peace?
For a time, the Talmudic hero Rabbi Meir was targeted by local thugs. He prayed for them to die. His wife…
Inner Dark, Inner Light
Hanukkah: a time to enjoy family, friends, songs, rich foods, parties, gifts, and games. To share story and history, to be both…