A Blessing on a Cheeseburger
As I look back to that time, I believe I was beginning to wonder how eating could be a sacred act even if my actions were not based in Jewish law.
Compassion and Empathy
How to Talk About the Hard Thing: Lessons from the Seder
If the seder is a model of how to tell the story of the hard thing, what can we learn from it?
Learning from the Pain of the Narrow Places
April 1st, 2024: the day my mind rebelled against my body stubbornly insisting that I was fine, when, in fact, I was an April Fool.
The Limits of Praying for Health
Interestingly, you almost never see someone reciting the prayer for healing on their own behalf.
Forgiveness is not the point. Repair is.
But I am not interested in forgiveness right now. Forgiveness centers those who harm.
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.
Allyship Through Listening
Allyship cannot simply be spontaneous moral expression; it has to include disciplined restraint in service of someone else’s struggle.
Failing at the Fifth Commandment
The guilt over having abandoned Mom in a memory care facility is unbearable.
Why I Still Dare to Raise a Jewish Child
The number of mornings that I wake up, look at my sweet Zusha, and feel that I am betraying him by raising him as a Jew keeps growing: Have I condemned him to a life of trauma because he is Jewish?