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Rabbi's Corner: February 2026 – Count to Three, and We Go Free

1/25/2026

It happens every month: the moon waxes and wanes, marking planetary time quietly above our heads.

It happens every year: three full moons set our course from winter to spring, from concealed to revealed, from bondage to liberation.

Those three full moons now begin. Ready or not, spring is on its way – and I, for one, am ready.

The Bittersweet Fickleness of Faith (P. Beshallah)

1/25/2026

Even the most faithful among us have times of forgetting, doubting and disbelieving. Lifelong learning, gratitude and perspective suddenly can fly out the window.

Even the most faithless among us have times of belief that challenge rationalism, atheism and all other -isms. Clutched certainty of disbelief, and with it clarity about how life is, suddenly can fall like a castle of sand.

Our bittersweet fickleness of faith, faithlessness and everything in between is eminently human. What if we lean into them – all of them?

Gifts of Foresight (P. Bo)

1/18/2026

How do we perceive the world – as it is becoming or as a projection of ourselves?

How do we perceive the future? Do we see the future merely continuing a past or present, or brimming with possibility?

A rare few among us – the prophets of old, and modern visionaries like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – get out of their own way, defy inertia and see a becoming world long before the rest of us can.

Often society ignores them or mocks them. What if instead we listened and dreamed?

What's In a Name? (P. Vaera)

1/11/2026

We call our beloveds by many names. Whether a given name, an adopted name, a "pet" name or something else, each name encodes a special relationship and a story about it.

Why should it be different for the Beloved that we call God?

It's not. "God" isn't a Name but a role, a function. As for the Name of God – the One goes by many names.

And each Name tells a profound story. That story is worth telling.

Rabbi's Corner: January 2026 – Early Spiritual Pre-Spring

1/1/2026

Happy New Year 2026, Shir Ami!

In secular life, it's a time of new calendars, new year's resolutions and perhaps gentle re-boots.

Because the Jewish calendar precesses 11 days each year, this year's spiritual pre-spring begins a bit early.

Then again, already it's been a cold and snowy winter – with perhaps months to go – so an early spiritual pre-spring is welcome.

Turns out that nature already is getting in on the act. Already creative juices are flowing. Already a re-boot is in progress.

Rabbi's Corner: February 2026 – Count to Three, and We Go Free

The Bittersweet Fickleness of Faith (P. Beshallah)

Gifts of Foresight (P. Bo)

What's In a Name? (P. Vaera)

Rabbi's Corner: January 2026 – Early Spiritual Pre-Spring

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