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Toward Shabbat: Counted and Seen

05/30/2025 08:56:11 AM

May30

May 30th, 2025
3 Sivan 5785
In Parshat Bemidbar, the Israelites are counted and placed as God instructs Moshe to take a census of the people. Each perRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Rage and Purpose

05/23/2025 09:42:35 AM

May23

May 23rd, 2025
25 Iyyar 5785
Sarah Milgrim was from Prairie Village, a small suburb of Kansas City, the same place I’m from. More than ten years youRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Imperfectly Whole

05/16/2025 10:49:55 AM

May16

May 16th, 2025
18 Iyyar 5785
This past week marked a date on the calendar called Pesach Sheni, the “second Passover.” While it’s not really a dRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Holy Path

05/09/2025 10:56:25 AM

May9

May 9th, 2025
11 Iyyar 5785
I often think that religion offers us pathways to be holy, not just pathways to be good. There are many pathways to be a gRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Our Story

05/02/2025 09:28:11 AM

May2

May 2nd, 2025
4 Iyyar 5785
On Thursday morning, I opened the Torah to the special reading from Deuteronomy read for Yom Ha’Atzmaut. It begins with tRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Sanctity of Life

04/25/2025 10:27:25 AM

Apr25

April 25th, 2025
27 Nissan 5785This week, in Parshat Shemini, we stand with the Israelites at the edge of a tremendous spiritual milestone. After allRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Pain and Hope

04/11/2025 08:15:05 AM

Apr11

April 11th, 2025
13 Nissan 5785
As Pesach approaches, our minds often leap ahead to the big moments: the splitting of the sea, the triumphant songs oRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Jewish Visibility

04/04/2025 09:31:05 AM

Apr4

April 4th, 2025
6 Nissan 5785
About twelve years ago, I taught an Intro to Judaism class—mostly to people in their twenties, some raised Jewish andRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Inside and Out

03/21/2025 09:38:42 AM

Mar21

March 21, 2025
21 Adar 5785
As we step into this Shabbat, we encounter a striking juxtaposition between our two Torah readings. In Parashat Vayakhel, Read more...

Toward Shabbat: Giving of Ourselves

03/14/2025 09:32:36 AM

Mar14

March 14, 2025
14 Adar 5785
I’ve always loved the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot—giving gifts of food to others on Purim. My Mishloach Manot have neveRead more...
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