Dancing My Way Back Into Judaism
It was a spiritual experience, to dance with abandon, no choreography except what came from each heart, each body, unique and expressive, improvisational at its core.
Station Stops and Sensing the Wow
I’ve shifted my understanding to see grace as the power planted within us to stop and sense the wow.
A New-Old Currency For Celebrating Our 250th All Year Long
Imagine if we all simply agreed to start any conversation about America or American Jewish life with an articulation of the things about which we are grateful.
Of TV and Memory: Or how my father’s yahrzeit helped me stop worrying and enjoy media
Each memory clicked into color like a film cell, telling a story of who my father was.
Attention Is a Form of Prayer
I found people who understand that, at their best, science and faith are not rivals but two disciplines of devotion.
The Sun Comes Up Tomorrow: Faith, family, and what the science of aging tells us about purpose
The woman behind you in line at the grocery store or the man sweeping the street could be one of the souls holding up the world.
Seeing the Person in Peoplehood
The best communal leader is the one who appreciates that the community is made up of unique individuals, and that collective success demands attention to each of those individuals as they are.
My Banjolele and My Annual Pilgrimage
These ancient pilgrimage festivals, which coincided with Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, were anything but quiet religious observances.
What Cows and Donkeys Can Teach Us About How to Grieve
Death and grief affect many people who seem ancillary to those most directly impacted.