For D’var Torah of the month
It is a challenge to stay informed. These last weeks, the daily addiction of watching and reading the news has become so much more difficult. From ISIS channeling Torquemada. to the latest chapter in the [Read more…]
I read with some interest a brief piece in the current AARP Magazine on the growing trend for activity trackers. (AARP June/July 2014. ) These are little bracelets that can track your daily movements. It [Read more…]
Well, after 42 years, it seems to be time to move into the next chapter. On June 2nd, I observed the 42d anniversary of my Ordination from the Hebrew Union College. We were so young [Read more…]
In Jewish tradition, this period between Passover and the festival of Shavuot is referred to as the “omer”. This reflects back to Torah and the charge to take a cutting of barley each day between [Read more…]
I constantly run into people of our generation who face the challenge of transitioning into the next stage of our life. I am one of those people. As we rumble along towards that precipice of [Read more…]
Let me be among the many who wish you and your family a sweet, healthy and joyous Passover. This is THE most powerful of all our festivals. The mythology of the Exodus and the imagery [Read more…]
Every once in a while, life hands you one of those opportunities that remind you of truth. These opportunities are often of mixed values. I have one this month. After a long wait, my son, [Read more…]
I had the opportunity very recently to spend a weekend teaching about some of our aging and baby boomer work at Congregation Sinai in Milwaukee. As part of the weekend I had the opportunity to [Read more…]
In the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to engage in some conversations with some groups about Boomer issues. We were all reflecting on the news that is in front of us these [Read more…]
This is not a political piece. Not by any stretch. Then again, I guess everything can be considered political in some sense. I recently began a class in my congregation on Responsa; the traditional literary [Read more…]
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