Posted by in Uncategorized Parshat Vayishlach/World AIDS DAY Genesis 32:3-36:43 This week on Shabbat we will observe World AIDS Day. We recall so many of our friends and lovers who have succumbed to the complications of HIV/AIDS. Those very difficult early years when the gay men’s community was decimated have given way to longer lives, better prevention and drugs…Read more »
Posted by in Torah Commentary Parshat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4–36:43 The “Holiday” Season is upon us. There are lots of gatherings of co-workers, friends and families. Some of these gatherings will be reunions of sorts. The people you see only once a year at a cocktail party at a friend’s home. There are the family members who gather for latkes and…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Friday night I had the wonderful honor of installing Rabbi Ari Margolis as the assistant rabbi of Temple Beth Or in Raleigh, N.C. Below is my installation d’var torah for Ari. Shabbat Shalom I am so honored to be here at Temple Beth Or this Shabbat. It is not often that I get…Read more »
Posted by in Torah Commentary Parshat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 -36:43 In this week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach, our patriarch Jacob is finally returning to the land of his father Isaac, the land of Canaan after a long sojourn in the land of his mother’s family. He left for his Uncle Laban’s house as an individual but he is returning to the…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 