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Readying Ourselves for the Journey: Thoughts for the Second Seder

Second Day Passover 5777 / 11 April 2017

The seder experience is filled with so many opportunities for learning and growth. We could have a seder every night for a month and it would still have more to… Read More

Posted: May 16, 2017 by

New Sanctuary Movement: Accompaniment

Like so many people in these unusual political times, I’ve been seeking ways to become involved in meaningful action beyond phone calls, emails, and rallies.  In that search, I learned… Read More

Posted: May 7, 2017 by

The Sea Saw

Pesah Yizkor 5777 / 18 April 2017

I’m still thinking about קריעת ים סוף, the splitting of the Red Sea, which we read yesterday. The climax of the Exodus, it’s a vivid image — miraculous and mysterious — echoed… Read More

Posted: April 19, 2017 by

A Love Supreme

Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah 5777 / 15 April 2017

Once, when asked to research the origins of playing dreidel on Hanukkah, I discovered that it is possible to date the origins of the game fairly precisely: toward the end of… Read More

Posted: April 19, 2017 by

Showing and Telling

Shabbat HaGadol 5777 / 8 April 2017

Maggid, the central story-telling part of the Haggadah, begins with a blatant falsehood: עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָֽיִם, וַיּוֹצִיאֵֽנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִשָּׁם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֽוֹעַ נְטוּיָה. וְאִלּוּ לֹא הוֹצִיא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ… Read More

Posted: April 19, 2017 by
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