Of Time and the Birder
We register the bird in front of us in a sequence of time since the last time we saw that species; a dialogue between our presents and our pasts.
The Limits of Praying for Health
Interestingly, you almost never see someone reciting the prayer for healing on their own behalf.
Sacrifice Brings Us Closer, but Connection is Available to All
Unless one is involved in farming or kosher slaughtering, most of us are far removed from killing animals, let alone killing animals as a ritual offering to God.
Forgiveness is not the point. Repair is.
But I am not interested in forgiveness right now. Forgiveness centers those who harm.
God Excuses
The idea that one can invoke God and get away with anything has been around for as long as people have believed in God, and it has been a deadly dangerous idea for just as long.
A third way to address antisemitism
But it reminded me that real relationship happens where there is room to learn and that the process is not linear.
Faith in Fatherhood
Despite everything in me that did not want to be a father, this small boy is the greatest teacher I have ever met.
Two Responses to the Enigma of the Parah Adumah (Red Heifer)
We should have the humility to recognize the limits of our understanding and acknowledge the mysterious and secret quality of deep wisdom and complex truths.
Allyship Through Listening
Allyship cannot simply be spontaneous moral expression; it has to include disciplined restraint in service of someone else’s struggle.
FBI Chaplains in Israel
I returned feeling grateful for the opportunity to touch the lives of those who touch so many other lives, often at moments of intense crisis.