Zechariah: Parable of the Useless Shepherds

Zechariah, chapter 11. As relevant today as it was 2500 years ago. Imagine yourself meeting Zechariah in ancient Judea. Or just imagine…

Shema: A Breathing Meditation

Shema. Listen. Listen to your body as it breathes. So I did one day. More carefully than usual. First, I…

Here is a very short introduction to the biblical book of Lamentations. Who educates us about disgrace and degradation, suffering…

Journeys. Narrative, interpretive, and spiritual. That’s the theme of this week’s Torah reading. In Biblical Hebrew, the word for journeys…

Want a ride to the other side of your vision of me so you can see who I really am?…

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. So said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.…

Don’t defame your enemies. That’s today’s lesson from the Biblical prophet Balaam. In 1200 BCE, mass media works like this:…

Death. A key theme of Parshat Chukat, this week’s Torah reading (Numbers 19:1-22:1). Moses shares rituals for letting go of…

Wedding season! June, July and August. Some say the future is bleak. But couples are still falling in love, marrying and planning…