Why does Noah curse his grandson, Canaan, who has seemingly done absolutely nothing?
Read moreDoes Creation come from a void... or something else?
What does Judaism have to say about the process of creation...
Read moreLetting Go... Sukkot as a metaphor
Letting go of the illusion that we can control it all. Sukkot as a metaphor
Read moreWhat about behavioral consequences anyway...
When it comes to meting out consequences, should you ever withhold them?
Read moreBeing Present - Nobody can do this for us...
Can someone make a pledge on our behalf? What if we're not present? And what does it mean to be present anyway?
Read moreAnalog Thinking in a Digital Age
What does it mean to think in an analog style in a digital age...
Read moreHow Do We Know Our Purpose In This World
How do we know when we're "on the right path." What keeps us from following it, and how do we get back on track when we've gone astray.
Read moreJudaism or Judy-ism: An Addendum on The Power of Words
I was thinking a bit more about the notion of the power of words in Judaism when my wife passed on to me a recently published cover story in New York Magazine about Judith Butler, whose work was so ground-breaking in the field of gender studies
Read moreWords Matter...
In Judaism, words matter. That’s not to say they don’t matter elsewhere. Of course they do. Not surprisingly though, in Judaism people have been talking and writing about the power of words for a very long time
Read moreWhy I am a Jewish Universalist
As Jewish Universalists, we strive to make Judaism accessible to all because we recognize that there is no value in excluding anyone for any reason.
Read moreParshat Vayakhel - Everyone Counts
Everyone has her or his unique gift to offer, and the gift flows from the wisdom of one's heart...
Read moreParshat Ki Tisa - The Need to Transcend Enslavement
This analysis of Parshat Ki Tisa, where the Israelites build the golden calf, discusses how we have certain ideas that we worship as though they were idols themselves, and these ideas can be considerably more enslaving that a pharoah.
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