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On Jewish Sexual Ethics

Reflections/10 October 2016

As Yom Kippur approaches and we engage in heshbon ha-nefesh, accounting for our past behavior, we live with a heightened moral awareness. While questions of morality are always fundamental, at… Read More

Posted: October 10, 2016 by

The Voice of the Shofar: Calling All Past and Future Selves

Rosh Hashanah 5777/4 October 2016

We are playing a new game in our home this season. Our daughter, Zohar, is marching around with empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, and when Annie or I ask her… Read More

Posted: October 6, 2016 by

The Gift of Relational Service: A Vision of Sacred Community at BZBI

Rosh Hashanah 5777/3 October 2016

Authors’ note: The following is a d’var Torah we co-wrote. Each of us delivered it on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in one of the BZBI High Holy Day services…. Read More

Posted: October 6, 2016 by and

A Rabbi Walks into a Bar…

Rosh Hashanah 5777/2 October 2016

A rabbi walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender looks up and says, “Hey, that’s neat, where did you get it?” And the parrot replies,… Read More

Posted: October 6, 2016 by

Power of People

Nitzavim 5776/1 October 2016

In the next few weeks we will all encounter a massive amount of liturgy that will leave us feeling by equal measure uplifted and exhausted.  Much of it is specific… Read More

Posted: October 5, 2016 by
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