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The Thing We Say, After We Say the Thing (P. Tazria-Metzora)

4/27/2025

We humans tend to talk... and talk... and talk. As social creatures reared for community, what we say and how we say it are part of our social bond and social currency.

And being the social creatures we are, often we speak about others – maybe more than we know.

For our spiritual ancestors, speaking of others wasn't mere idle chatter. Back then, no chatter was unimportant or inconsequential – especially if we spoke of others.

The stakes were high. They still are.

Reclaiming the Spirituality of Food & Omer Week 3 (P. Shemini)

4/20/2025

A special teaching for Earth Week.

Emerging from Passover, whose most outward manifestation is foods we eat and don't eat, maybe it's inevitable that the "food" part of this week's Torah portion stands out. "Kosher" and "not kosher" categories emerge from Torah's traditional list of what one does and doesn't eat.
Turns out, though, that the spirituality of food is far deeper than whether we eat shellfish or pork.

The real question is whether we can reclaim the spirituality of food – for ourselves, for core values, and for our planet.

All Together, Then and Now – and Omer Week 2 (Passover)

4/14/2025

We say that each of us was there. In ancestral ways that defy the mind, every soul spark that ever was experienced the miracle of the Sea splitting to reveal our freedom path forward. The moment was so awesome that we all became like prophets. We still carry that vision.

Passover's seventh day is the anniversary of that awesome day. Honoring that we all were there, we bring in our departed ancestors for Yizkor.

You Are the High Priest – and Omer 5785 (P. Tzav & Passover)

4/6/2025

The matzah that is the Passover bread is about many things. Amidst the crunch and crumbles we might find humility, ancestry, community and reminders of liberation.

Hidden in matzah's layers of meaning (and this week's Torah portion) is one more thing – a profound empowerment and call to each of us.

Rabbi's Corner – April 2025: Forward, Together

4/1/2025

At this hour, Jewish communities around the world are preparing for Passover – the festival of freedom whose underpinnings first made the Children of Israel into a people.

What makes us a people is shared experience and shared calling – and this month it's on us to renew both. A robust calendar of events both local and global is here to help.

The Thing We Say, After We Say the Thing (P. Tazria-Metzora)

Reclaiming the Spirituality of Food & Omer Week 3 (P. Shemini)

All Together, Then and Now – and Omer Week 2 (Passover)

You Are the High Priest – and Omer 5785 (P. Tzav & Passover)

Rabbi's Corner – April 2025: Forward, Together

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