Many of us are laboring mightily through the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe. We have contemplated and introspected, thrown our … More
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Winter Spirituality
Except for those lucky souls who have flown for a sunnier clime, everyone is soberly back to school and returning … More
Of Turtles and Teshuvah
This year, over kosher vegetarian cholent and (yummy) grilled tempeh and tomato sandwiches, I made teshuvah at the National Havurah … More
Catholic Israel
Catholic Israel No, it’s not about the Crusades or any Christian movement in the Holy Land. Catholic Israel was a … More
Passover Spirituality 101
TEMV Bulletin April 2012 It begins with a thorough cleaning. We scrub the kitchen, house, and car—anywhere we may have … More
An HIV Theology: Getting to Zero
TEMV Bulletin Dec. 2012 Once the AIDS epidemic came to full blossom in San Francisco, latent homophobia burst forth as … More
My Thoughts are not like Your Thoughts (Says God)
Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2012 Every convert to Judaism has their stories about the experience. (I see some heads out there … More
A Queer Eye for the Jewish People
A Queer Eye for the Jewish People Erev Rosh Hashanah 2012 Rabbi Dawn Rose Last year I began having an … More
Holy Moriah: A Kabalah 