My recent posts…

Parshat Lech-Lecha 5785

Nov 18, 2024

We make assumptions about others based on what we see: what they wear, what they drive, their work, past-times… And we project upon the other who passes our superficial entrance exam what we want them to be — i.e., more like us!

Yom Kippur Singing

Oct 7, 2024

My recent posts...Over the decades, I have composed melodies for some of the texts we use in our prayer services. (I've written English interpretations of the texts for a few of them.) Some of them are posted here so we can sing them together at Shirat Hayam and, even...

A Rabbi Counts: so can you!

Apr 5, 2022

Counting the Omer can feel a bit like erratic time travel: We ricochet from Biblical antiquity (the counting itself, Pesach Sheni) to turn of the Common Era (Lag ba’Omer) to mid-20th century (Yom Hashoa, Israel Independence, Jerusalem Reunification) and back.

With spiritual and/or mystical overlays, it can be an immensely rewarding trip. Type “omer spirituality” into a search engine and choose among myriad opportunities to enhance the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot.

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