Tragedy and Transcendence: Ope...
Rabbi Joe Black read this opening prayer for the Colorado State House of Representatives before they began their session on...
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Let My People Go
Over 1,000 men in detention. Fifty men sharing a dormitory room, sleeping on bunk beds seemingly made out of plywood and nails,...
read moreThe Poor Bread
From The Passover Haggadah: This is the poor bread that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Anyone who are oppressed shall come...
read moreOpening the Door, Eyes Wide Op...
On Friday night, we will send the youngest among us to open our doors to the promise of perfect redemption. This year, though, that...
read moreDiscussion Starters from the S...
Just in case Miriam hasn’t stopped by to replenish your well lately. The Two Cooked Dishes Starter Pesach 114b of the Babylonian...
read moreThe Most Important Day of Pass...
More American Jews attend a Passover Seder than observe any other Jewish ritual. How do we know? The Pew Research Center tells us.[i]...
read moreNo Rice for My Family this Pas...
In November 2015 when the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) issued their teshuvah permitting rice...
read moreWhen It’s Time to Stop P...
Two weekends ago, many of us took to the streets with our communities to “March For Our Lives,” and last weekend we welcomed the...
read moreOpening Your Heart with Psalm 27: A Spiritual Practice for the Jewish New Year
Reading Psalm 27 daily is an annual practice for Jews as the year ends and begins again. This volume is an invitation to read Psalm 27 mindfully, an opportunity to savor its fourteen verses.
