The Medieval Jewish poet, Yehuda HaLevi, wrote, “My heart is in the East, and I am in the far reaches of the West.” Israel is on my heart always, and Continue Reading »
Our final stop was EJI’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice. It is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people and thousands upon thousands of Continue Reading »
Sitting at the Atlanta airport reflecting on today’s visits… Before we left Montgomery, we went to the Alabama State House and met with Representative Christopher England and clerk and powerhouse, Continue Reading »
Exodus 13:8 “And you shall explain to your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I went free from Egypt.” Tuesday, we Continue Reading »
“God is close to all who call out, to all who call out in truth” – Psalms 145 Grateful to be on this journey. On Monday, our group of rabbis Continue Reading »
“Listen – your brother’s blood cries out from the earth…” Gen 4:10 ק֚וֹל דְּמֵ֣י אָחִ֔יךָ צֹעֲקִ֥ים אֵלַ֖י מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ Waking up in Central Time in Montgomery, I am reflecting on yesterday’s Continue Reading »
These winter weeks, in our Torah, we read the story of our people’s liberation from Egypt; the triumphs and setbacks, the twists and turns. This Shabbat, in Parashat Bo, after many Continue Reading »
In the Talmud, Rabbi Yossi imagines that every Friday evening, two ministering angels accompany a person home from shul, a good angel and an evil angel. When the entourage comes Continue Reading »
This week in the Torah, in Parashat Shemot, we learn about God’s revelation to Moses at the burning bush. Moses is in Midian, looking after the sheep of his father-in-law. Something Continue Reading »
Tomorrow’s Torah reading marks the end of the era of our founding patriarchs and matriarchs. The opening verses announce Jacob’s death, yet the Parshah is known by the first word Vayechi, meaning, “and he Continue Reading »
