September 21, 2018
Unexpected Grief
I had an unexpected moment of grief this summer. Of course, all grief is unexpected. We don’t know when it will hit or how we will react or how long…
September 18, 2018
So why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
To follow in the footsteps of our parents and grandparents. To affirm our connection with our community and our people. To afflict our souls. To be moved to repentance. To…
September 13, 2018
Hurricane Florence and Pondering on Preparing for a Storm
As a storm threatens our North Carolina coast, and we watch trackers and satellites, predictions and evacuations, one wonders whether one can really be prepared for a storm. Closed roads…
September 12, 2018
What Can I Say? Fostering Civic Engagement from the Pulpit
[This blog was posted on the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ RavBlog.] The Talmud teaches, “With words world are created…” As clergy, the High Holiday season fills us with awe…
September 9, 2018
Rosh Hashanah – The Birthday of Humanity
Tonight, with the sun’s setting, a new Jewish Year will be born. While we tell our children it is the birthday of the world, it is really a celebration of…