May 10, 2020Fear is typically assumed to be a negative emotion. But not in Judaism. Even the standard biblical Hebrew word for…
May 3, 2020We can’t go back to “normal.” The Covid-19 plague will abate but our society and nation will not go back…
April 26, 2020After shutting down much of the economy, society and religious activity in the wake of the Corona virus, we anxiously…
April 19, 2020The current COVID-19 pandemic is not the first instance in history of a plague. And social distancing is not new…
April 15, 2020My prayer for a friend who is ill. I wrote this thinking about how much more difficult it must be…
April 12, 2020As an unexpected exercise in binge television viewing, I watched The Leftovers. The HBO series explored the psycho-spiritual reaction to being…
April 5, 2020
April 5, 2020Passover is a holiday of leadership. Yes, to themes of redemption, freedom, matzo and springtime. At this time in history,…
March 29, 2020Has a virus dissembled Judaism? Social distancing has confounded the traditional prayer protocol of a prayer minyan. Life cycle gatherings are…
March 22, 2020Another day, another hundred emails. One from the Jewish Community Council asked that we write to the Senate leaders to…
