The Samson Bat Mitzvah Connection Today, our most excellent older daughter Paris (known in Hebrew mommy speak as “HaG’dolah – … More
Tag: Torah
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
Escaping the Narrows
On Passover we celebrate our people’s escape from Egyptian slavery. This is the signature event upon which our fundamental relationship … More
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