So many dead in racial violence in one short, chaotic American week. Dear Lord. Dear Lord. Whose heart isn’t breaking?…
Category: Torah
A Still Small Voice
Who are we? Philosophers! What do we want!!! What do we want??? Where are we? What does it mean? Who…
With Perfect Faith
A lion lies down with a lamb A kingdom of heaven brings the rule of love A trumpet declares God’s mercy…
Listen to Your Mother
Watch out, graduating students. Your faculty may give you some brief words of advice. “Brief words?” wondered my colleague P.…
Crossing the Interfaith River
Each wisdom tradition, says Hassidic teacher Reb Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), vibrates at a unique frequency. Each tradition is a…
Love, Sex, and Assault in Song of Songs
Two weeks ago, on the Rabbis Without Borders blog, my colleague Ruth Abusch-Magder said, “Let’s talk about sex!” And now,…
Resisting Teen Radicalization
Recently I attended a multi-faith symposium on youth crime prevention with the specific focus “Tackling Radicalization in Faiths.” Speakers included the Imam…
Spiritual Leadership
We are all spiritual leaders in our daily lives. When we embody the gifts we have received through our religious traditions,…
What's Your Question?
What question will guide your New Year’s resolutions this year? What will be the focus of your self-improvement plan? Maybe…