Has America lost its way? Have we entered a new wilderness, unsure of how to respond to pandemic, to social disparity, police brutality and leaders who desecrate sacred values and sacred places? The waves of protests are a desperate cry for justice and change. The social contract that should hold […]

Once again, we stand at Sinai and recall the story of the Giving and Receiving of the Torah. Abraham Joshua Heschel, of blessed memory, wrote: “The surest way of misunderstanding revelation is to take it literally, to imagine that God spoke to the prophet on a long-distance telephone. Yet most […]

This week we experience the convergence and interweaving of several days that speak to us. Last Sunday was the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Monday/Tuesday was Yom HaShoah, today is Earth Day, tomorrow is Ramadan and Friday evening ushers in Rosh Chodesh Iyar and Shabbat. This week underscores the importance […]