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.
Prayer for a Community of Belonging
This February, as we observed Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, we took time to reflect on what it truly means to build a community where all are welcome—not just in theory, but in practice.
In A Place Where There is No Hope, Be a Builder of Hope
However you feel you can add light to the world, do it.
Failing at the Fifth Commandment
The guilt over having abandoned Mom in a memory care facility is unbearable.
The Urim and Tummim vs. A.I. Predictions
One of the hallmarks of artificial intelligence is that we humans can’t understand how and why it makes its decisions.