It Takes an International Coalition And far more than just a village. It takes teachers, friends, and family in three … More
Category: Torah–Tree of Life–Blueprint of the Micro and Macro Everything
Constant Gardeners
A Call for Constant Gardeners The weather and other unforeseen interruptions have messed with our community calendar all year. … More
Mandatory Deflation
Recently at a Conservative synagogue, I watched as drop-jawed coworkers listened to a fellow teacher describe her intensive process of … More
Three Things
In Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers, we learn, The world stands on three things: Torah, Service, and Acts … More
Windows
One of my favorite British sitcoms is The Vicar of Dibley. Starring the talented Dawn French, it is about a feisty … More
Pesac Center
This month we begin the celebration of Passover. In considering this, I am struck by the fact that the slaves … More
Heros
Passover, with its epic story of struggle, flight, and freedom, is a hero’s tale par excellence. In the Exodus story, … More
Journey from Oz
Kol Nidre Sermon 2010 In a recent book on Jewish healing, rabbinic pastor, Estelle Frankel tells the story of a … More
Holy Moriah: A Kabalah 