Do You Feel Bound By God’s Commandments?
None of us can know for sure what God’s commandments really are and I do not necessarily feel bound by other people’s interpretations of those commandments.
Tag: "God"
Week Out of Time: Shavuot
“Look at your hands,” John says to me one night, when I am sobbing that “I think we may really be alone down here.”
“Look how cool they are,” he says. “Who else could do that but God?”
Jun 07, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Is God a show off?
When we see God’s involvement in our day to day life – that’s when things start to get interesting.
Jan 18, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
My Rosh Hashanah challenge: making the holiday personal
I am not going to use this space to lecture you on the things you must do this year on Rosh Hashanah – the commitments you must make to God, the prayers you must sing, the blessings you must recite. The traditions of this holiday are numerous, and for many of us, perhaps even a [...]
Tweet your prayers with @TheKotel
Sometimes it is not enough to say a silent prayer at synagogue, or while you are biking around Lake Calhoun, or at home while saying Birkat Hamazon, the blessing over the meal (complete with the table bangings you remember from Jewish camp). Sometimes you need to communicate your prayer straight to God through the oldest [...]
Aug 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
