Teaching
Teachings and reflections
Weekly teachings
Parshat Lech Lecha: Cultivating wholeness
Is it possible to cultivate wholeheartedness?
Parshat Noach: Designed for discord
What if discord were actually baked into our system? How might we act differently if we knew from the start that we would never agree?
Parshat Breishit: Being human
Of all the strange and fantastical elements of the creation story, one stands out: who is God talking to when deciding to make humans?
Reflections on the Parsha, the weekly Torah reading
- Breishit 5787Being human
- BreishitIt’s never too late
- Noach 5787Designed for discord
- NoachComing out of the ark
- Lech Lecha 5787Cultivating wholeness
- Lech LechaJudging action, not beliefs
- VayetzeiWhere will we find God?
- VayishlachFinding wholeness, in parts
- BeshalachSegulah: Good luck charm or spiritual practice?
- YitroSegulah: What are we capable of doing?
- MishpatimEqual access to the spiritual life
- MishpatimSpoken Torah: Why be good to strangers?
- TrumahBringing Torah on the road
- VayakhelModeling generosity
- PekudeiDiscipline with love
- VayikraDo we really need sacrifices?
- TzavIntimate moments in public
- TazriaA lesson from shingles
- TazriaLearning generosity of spirit
- Acharei MotThe world is a narrow ravine
- KedoshimHow are we supposed to be holy?
- EmorLiving in today
- B’har B’chukotaiPractice in needing nothing
- BamidbarWhat really counts?
- NassoMoving away from narcissism
- BehaalotchaThe journey of Torah
- BehaalotchaLetting ourselves of the hook
- KorachTop 50 Rabbis in the Desert
- PinchasWhat makes a family?
- Shabbos NachamuSingles weekends!
- Ki TetzeiFighting the Built-In Forgetter
- Ki TavoThis too shall pass
Reflections (and sermons) on the Jewish holiday cycle
- Rosh HashanahBreaking down walls
- Rosh HashanahIf you can talk, you can listen
- Yom KippurEven villains have a back story.
- Yom KippurFeeling the Joy
- Yom KippurDon’t be Amatzia; listen to truthtellers.
- YizkorCan our tears be useful?
- YizkorManaging envy
- SukkotThe Sukkah as religious poetry
- Hoshana RabbahIt’s one thing to live and another to live with joy and abundance.
- Shmini AtzeretTaking our prayers seriously
- Shabbat HachodeshHonoring time
- Simchat TorahHosting a Torah party
- ChanukkahJust show up!
- ShavuotBeing perfect isn’t what it used to be.