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By Rabbi David Here’s a radical idea that I wish weren’t radical: if you consistently feel nothing in the Jewish community, it’s time to take notice and ask why. And a corollary: if you serve the Jewish community, a keystone goal should be to encourage authenticity, depth, and safety of …
By Rabbi David It’s just a few weeks until Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish season of teshuvah (repentance, repair, return) is upon us. And of course, what we repent, repair and return (to) depends exquisitely on what we remember. Truth be told, there are some things I’d rather not remember. I’d …
By Rabbi David If art and beauty are in the eye of the beholder, then what about spirituality and especially communal spirituality? And when we feel disconnected – as everyone sometimes does – then what? This week’s Torah portion (Re’eh) invites us to see that seeing our eye as our primary …
Dear Members and Friends of Temple Beth El: “For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven” …
Rabbi David often asks me “and where is God in all of this?” So when asked to write about the trip, I …
By Rabbi David (cross-posted from The Jewish Studio) I just returned from two weeks in Israel, in the days preceding the 70th …
By Rabbi David Evan Markus Gmar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed in the Book of Life for joy, creativity, belonging and …
Rabbi Shohama Wiener When I was a child I think I learned most about spirituality from Rodgers and Hammerstein, The King and …
Rabbi David Evan Markus “I beg of you: do not walk by without pausing, to attend to this rather ridiculous performance – …
By Rabbi Shohama A long, long time ago there was a man named Yankel who was aggravated beyond belief—and so he went …
