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Too Late So Early

Dec 4, 2024

My recent posts...I Sang "Damn" in Church On Monday night, I sang the word “damn” in Asbury United Methodist Church in Atlantic City. The annual community Thanksgiving interfaith service, postponed a week due to a power outage in Atlantic City, was attended by seven...

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!

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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