Mar 19, 20203 minThe Short Long Road: COVID-19 and Climate ChangeThe new Coronavirus is causing world-wide panic and pandemic, which is forcing all of us to change how we live, how we relate, and what...
Mar 10, 20203 minPilgrimage to DetroitI think that my summer plans to hike from Boston to Detroit are bigger than WalkingHome and bigger than bringing awareness to...
Mar 10, 20204 minBe Careful What You Plant!Last week I talked about, in part, the reality that Joseph’s plan to save the people of Egypt and neighboring lands from famine, was...
Mar 10, 20201 minParshat Yitro - What you believe, does not matter!This past week we read about the Israelites’ confrontation with God at Mt. Sinai, there was thunder and lightning, among many other...
Mar 10, 20202 minOn I-phones and I-dols"Rabbi Hiyya said that Terah, the father of Abram (whom God later renamed Abraham) manufactured idols. One time, when Terah went away and...
Mar 10, 20202 minLife is a MirrorMy thoughts and prayers this week are with all the families and communities struggling with the consequences of Hurricane Harvey as well...
Mar 10, 20201 minNot all of us have power, but we all have influence."Not all of us have power, but we all have influence. That is why we can each be leaders. The most important forms of leadership come not...
Mar 10, 20201 minThe Torah of Reb ZusyaA classic story tells about the great Reb Zusha, who was found agitated and upset as he lay on deathbed. His students asked, "Rebbe, why...
Mar 10, 20202 minOn ApologiesAs we come ever closer to Rosh HaShanah, the head/beginning of our New Year, a time ripe with hope, expectation, and connection, we are...