Parenting By Parsha: Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Tdhis week’s Torah portion is a throwback — way back to Exodus, when the Israelites were about to receive the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This seems a little strange. What […]
September 24, 2021
September 22, 2021
Sukkot & Fighting For Housing Justice
Ballot measures in Minneapolis and St. Paul can help the unhouse communities in those cities.
September 15, 2021
Rosh Hashanah with a Persian Twist
As an American with both Persian and Jewish roots, I have the privilege of celebrating new beginnings three times each year on New’s Year’s Eve, Nowruz, and Rosh Hashanah, marking […]
September 10, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Vayeilech
This week’s Torah portion is short and sweet — just one chapter of the book of Deuteronomy — which suits me just fine. Who has time to be reading long […]
September 5, 2021
Write to Rest
What is “Write to Rest” about? Often translated as “sabbatical year,” shmita (שמיטה) literally means release. Like the sabbath, the 7th day of rest within the week, shmita is the […]
September 3, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Nitzavim
Every morning, my wife wakes me up with a cup of coffee. I know, I know, I’m pretty lucky. Actually, though, it’s in her interest to wake me up with […]
September 2, 2021
Living A Fully Jewish Life
Six months after the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh where 11 people were killed and six wounded, I sat in a Twin Cities synagogue with my family. We […]
September 2, 2021
I’m Sorry: The Importance Of Tashlich
All of us need to apologize from time to time. I love that Judaism has a compelling and tangible ritual of personal accountability, each year during Rosh Hashannah. Our family […]
September 1, 2021
When School And Work Collide With The Holidays
I have been in school basically my whole life, first as a student, then as a teacher, now as a professor. Every year (except for when I taught at a […]
September 1, 2021
Challenges & Changes Await Clergy, Congregants For High Holidays
Last year, clergy and congregants alike hoped that last year’s High Holiday services over Zoom or being live-streamed was going to be a one-off, and come 2021, we’d all be […]