Next year less broken less fearful less petty Next year less scattered less distracted less mad Next year less apathetic less complacent less lazy Next year less beholden less encumbered less saddled Next year in Jerusalem Next year more liberated more engaged more free Next year more vigilant more vocal more daring Next year more […]
Holidays
Judaism is a conversation
Judaism is a conversation– sometimes mundane, sometimes sacred, sometimes calm, sometimes agitated, sometimes harmonious, sometimes discordant. I wish more Jews and more people generally understood how important their voices are to the conversation that is Judaism. That’s why I wholeheartedly embrace the message in this piece written by Rabbi Rick Jacobs for the Washington Post […]
Box of Rain Allegory
Yet another chapter in the Grateful Dead Passover genre… A few months back I had a chance to share the world-changingly beautiful tune, “Box of Rain” with a group of middle school students. In looking at the lyrics I asked them what they saw. Since they were Jewish kids at a Jewish school, they saw […]
Grateful Passover
So I’m a not-so-secret Dead Head. Which means that every once in a while there’s a Grateful Dead lyric or tune that gets stuck in my head. Here’s an example… “Big boss man, can’t you hear me when I call? You ain’t so big, you just tall, that’s just about all.” Big Boss Man […]
God bless the Technion
We live in an age of viral videos. Most things that go viral might generously be described as unworthy. But here’s an amazing video from Technion in Israel. It’s a joyful and creative take on the Passover story. If you haven’t seen it… ENJOY.
As Passover approaches…
As a rabbi, I lament the fact that so many Jews feel that Judaism is a stuffy, boring, repetitive tradition. I lament (and sometimes even resent) this because it’s simply NOT true. It’s actually dead wrong. Jewish rituals, Jewish holiday observances, Jewish worship– all of these, in their truest expressions, are the opposite of stuffy, […]