Blessing and Curses in the World:Balak
Parshat Balak Numbers 22:2 -25:9 This week’s portion features one of the few talking animals in the Bible: a talking donkey! Balaam a divine interpreter… Read More »Blessing and Curses in the World:Balak
Rabbi Eger
A Fourth From Afar
Happy Fourth of July! It is interesting to think about America’s independence Day when you are outside of the country. Although CNN and Fox News… Read More »A Fourth From Afar
Rhode Island adds Civil Unions
Inch by Inch is how the inchworm travels. And also Rhode Island. This weekend the governor of Rhode Island signed the civil unions bill into… Read More »Rhode Island adds Civil Unions
Shabbat in Israel -Peace Descending
Shabbat Shalom from Israel! It is beautiful here in Jerusalem. Perhaps even a little chilly on this first Shabbat! Coming to Israel always feels like… Read More »Shabbat in Israel -Peace Descending
Miriam and Leadership: May her memory live for a blessing
Parshat Chukat Numbers 19:1-22 In this week’s Torah portion, Chukat, we encounter the deaths of both Aaron and Miriam. Moses and his siblings were the… Read More »Miriam and Leadership: May her memory live for a blessing
College is another world.
Just returned from a college inspection. Looking at a college for the future MLB player! It was a great road trip. And we had a… Read More »College is another world.
Lower your voice
I am fed up with the noise. The noise outside my window at night. It is unbelievable to me the number of times people have… Read More »Lower your voice
A Little Advice to Prepare for Marriage Equality in New York
All eyes will still be on New York in the coming weeks as the state prepares for Marriage Equality! I learned a lot in the… Read More »A Little Advice to Prepare for Marriage Equality in New York
A New York State of Mind
WOW! New York did it. What a wonderful weekend of Gay Pride in New York and San Francisco too. Marriage Equality is a reality in… Read More »A New York State of Mind
Sabbatical has arrived
I am looking ahead! Sabbatical begins this coming week. I am so blessed that my congregation understands the need for rabbinic renewal. I just completed… Read More »Sabbatical has arrived