Safe Spaces, Holy Spaces (Yom Kippur 2017)
Three months ago, 1500 people marched in Chicago. The march was a women’s gay rights march. As it gathered support, it seemed to be a…
You Want it Darker (Kol Nidrei 2017)
If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game If you are the healer, it means I’m broken and lame And thine is the…
Let Truth Spring Forth from the Earth (and From Us) (Rosh Hashanah Morning 2017)
When God was about to create human beings, a midrash shows that God formed an ad-hoc creation committee meeting. God invited the ministering angels to…
Look at Your Steps & Then, Look Up! (Rosh Hashanah Evening 2017)
Where have you been? What have you done? These are essential questions on our High Holidays. The prayers we recite tonight and tomorrow will help…