Posted by in Uncategorized Please read this Psalm as written by Rabbi Eleanor Steinman in her capacity as Executive Director of California Faith for Equality. This is a wonderful Psalm for waiting for a decision on the Supreme Court rulings on Prop 8 and DOMA. Prayer can be helpful. I urge you to add this to your daily…Read more »
Posted by in politics As a rabbi I think that there are profound spiritual lessons to be learned from this election season. The Torah and Bible have long standing advice that we ought to apply in the wake of this bitter election. Although President Obama was re-elected our country remains deeply divided. Here are some things that we ought…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Parsaht Behar Leviticus 25:1-26:2 This week’s Torah portion Behar is timely indeed. Its focus is on the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee year. With the European elections that have taken place and the reaction to the growing debts and austerity programs to fix that debt, we are reminded that our ancestors had a regular and…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Purim is just a couple of days away. The story of good Queen Esther, who doesn’t really know she is Jewish marries King Ashuereus who is a bit of an oaf. The Evil Haman, descendent of the arch enemies of the Israelites, manipulates the King into decreeing the death of all the Jews of the…Read more »
Posted by in Torah Commentary Parshat Shelach Lecha Numbers 13:1-15:41 I am proud to be a Reform Jew. My family has always been Jewish. We have kept the traditions more or less for hundreds of years. Some of my family has made aliyah to Israel. We have always been a family of Zionists, dreaming of Israel even before the advent…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 