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Seeking a Path to Redemption

Stuck home this past snowy Monday morning, I began making plans. In between scheduled Zoom meetings and rescheduling in-person meetings to Zoom, I bundled up in layers upon layers, placing thermal-lined mittens over thinner, fleece gloves, and went outside to clear a path from the front porch—down the side of the driveway—to the sidewalk.  I was motivated by the need to leave my house Tuesday morning.  I was determined to help Henry (pictured above, indoors)…

Reflections on our Spiritual Response to the Rise of Antisemitism

Shavuot 5785 Yizkor Sermon – Tuesday, June 3, 2025 (written text was revised June 8th to include unscripted remarks from that morning) Before I share the words I had prepared, I want to mention that I prepared them before I heard the news of the attack in Boulder, Colorado. I generally don’t check the news or use my phone during shabbat and yom tov, but I checked early this morning to see if there were…