May 28, 20183 minPilgrimage to DetroitI think that my summer plans to hike from Boston to Detroit are bigger than WalkingHome and bigger than bringing awareness to Environmen...
May 8, 20182 minI can only change myself"As my father stretches to understand my journey I realize that maybe you can't change the world by your actions alone, but you can chang...
Feb 6, 20181 minParshat Yitro - What you believe, does not matter!This past week we read about the Israelites’ confrontation with God at Mt. Sinai, there was thunder and lightning, among many other thing...
Jan 22, 20182 minThe Jewish Calendar and Dis-Ordered EatingEach Jewish month carries within it it’s own lesson, challenge, and potential for growth. Last week we started the Hebrew month of Shevat...
Jan 7, 20184 minParshat Shemot: How free, are You?How free are you? Politically, how free do you feel and how free are you in actuality? Emotionally, to what extent are you informed by yo...
Jan 7, 20181 minParshat Va'era: The Perfection of ImperfectionMoses was a very imperfect leader. His adult life begins with one attempt to stand up to the taskmasters, followed by a 40 year detour of...
Dec 25, 20174 minBe Careful What You Plant!Last week I talked about, in part, the reality that Joseph’s plan to save the people of Egypt and neighboring lands from famine, was shor...
Dec 11, 20173 minChannukah is PersonalWe are almost at Channukah, and will be lighting the first night’s candles as a community this Tuesday evening at 5:00p.m., and then cele...
Dec 4, 20173 minNow I live censored, limited, but in PeaceLast week’s Torah Portion, Parshat Vayishlach, contains one of the most famous and one of my favorite scenes in the entire Torah -- Jacob...
Nov 27, 20172 minOn I-phones and I-dols"Rabbi Hiyya said that Terah, the father of Abram (whom God later renamed Abraham) manufactured idols. One time, when Terah went away and...
Nov 27, 20172 minThe Forgotten Parts of Our LivesIn last week's Parshat VaYetze, Jacob flees the home of his parents after taking his older brother's blessing and fearing for his life. H...