Recent Writings
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My Chanicha Patrizia
Read more →: My Chanicha PatriziaOur Parashat Matot Masei, which brings the Children of Israel to the plains of Moab on the border of the Land of Israel, deals with the nexus between…
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One Kotel for One People
Read more →: One Kotel for One PeopleThe crisis that erupted last week over matters of conversion and equal access to the Western Wall has yet to be resolved. At the conclusion of last week‘s shabbat,…
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It will create opportunities
Read more →: It will create opportunitiesDear congregants,The press release from the SAUPJ/SAAPR (read it here) is an immediate response of our movement on the newest development in Israel. It is a well thought…
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Is Korach All Bad?
Read more →: Is Korach All Bad?Only five Torah portions derive their titles from the names of individuals. These five portions are Koach, Yitro, Korach, Balak, and Pinchas. Three of them are in Numbers,…
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A healing prayer for when a loved one is suffering
Read more →: A healing prayer for when a loved one is sufferingIn last week’s Torah portion Miriam and Aaron talk about the “Cushite woman” whom Moses has married. In addition, they complain that God speaks not only through Moses…
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To be a Zionist is to wrestle with, but not to give up on Israel.
Read more →: To be a Zionist is to wrestle with, but not to give up on Israel.This week we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the “6 Day War“ in 1967. As a Progressive Jew and Zionist, I have mixed feeling about this anniversary. Not…
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Torah Sparks: Shabbat haChodesh—Time is relevant
Read more →: Torah Sparks: Shabbat haChodesh—Time is relevantThe spiritual cycle of the Jewish year depends on an interaction among the flow of holidays, the marking of Rosh Chodesh (the new month) and the weekly Shabbat…
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To be a Zionist is to wrestle with, but not to give up on Israel.
Read more →: To be a Zionist is to wrestle with, but not to give up on Israel.This week we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the “6 Day War“ in 1967. As a Progressive Jew and Zionist, I have mixed feeling about this anniversary. Not…
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Let’s Share a blessing
Read more →: Let’s Share a blessingOne constant theme in Shabbat observance across time and territory is the centrality of home life with family members and guests. Preparation for Shabbat begins as early as mid-week…
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Parashat Naso: It’s not my fault!
Read more →: Parashat Naso: It’s not my fault!by Monica SolomonBeing in business these are words I hear almost daily. Certainly if they are not said, they are implied. It seems that it is really difficult…
