“All real living is meeting” -Martin Buber Nisan 21, 5776 On this final Shabbat of Pesach and on my final Shabbat in here in Poland, I would like to offer a few thoughts about the meaning of community and about how we can look ahead in our personal and communal journeys. In his book I […]
Dvar Torah Pesach 5776
April 22nd, 2016/14 Nisan 5776 As we gather together for our Pesach seders this week, we hopefully will be blessed not only with good stories and plenty of singing and conversation, but also good food. Of course the most visible difference in the meals we eat during this week is our lack of bread, cakes, […]
Dvar Torah Metzora
April 15th, 2016/7 Nisan 5776 In our Torah portion last week we read the description of people who have the mysterious skin rash tzara’at, and learned what the priest should do to diagnose and care for those who are infected. This week, we move from skin rashes to the even more mysterious house rashes: “When you […]
Where is the Blame?
April 8th, 2016/29 Adar II 5776 In most cultures and for much of human history, there was no concept of sickness and disease as primarily a “medical” issue, as a problem with our physical bodies. A person did not get sick from bacteria, an infection or a disease. Instead it was often believed that sickness was […]
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