- Bell Tower, Chapel, Charity, Christ Church Cathedral, Christian, Cincinnati, Columbarium, Contract, Downtown, History, Interfaith, Jewish, Ketubah, Love, Marriage, Muslim, Social Justice, Text Study
Belltowers & Columbariums
Sunday night I attended the second interfaith text study in a series of three sponsored by Xavier University’s Interfaith Center. The session was held at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati, right by…
- Annual Cycle, Bereshit, Cooperation, Creativity, Dancing, Joy, Lifelong Learning, Parsha, Relationship, Simchat Torah, Torah
Let’s Create Anew (Simchat Torah Edition)
Back to the beginning – a new year, a new start to reading the Torah – even a new president, new members of congress, new local officials coming soon. New things to anticipate,…
- Annual Cycle, Blessing, Israel, Israelites, Moses, Nebo, Parsha, Praise, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Tribe, Vzot haBrakhah
It’s Time to Dance!
It’s almost here – another year has gone by. Sukkot 5777 rushed by in Cincinnati with some rainy days, a definite chilling of the air, studying and learning, spending time with friends. Monday…
- 5777, Annual Cycle, Atonement, Forgiveness, Haazinu, High Holidays, Light, Moses, Names, Parsha, Rock, Salvation, Songs, Yom Kippur
What’s in a Name?
With Yom Kippur having occurred less than a week ago, many of us are still considering our atonement and forgiveness, presumably with great thankfulness. Pardon is not a simple gift or easily earned…
- 5777, Asheville, Choices, Generations, High Holidays, Israelites, Land, Leaves, Moses, Obedience, Parks, Parsha, Relationship, Rosh Hoshannah, Shabbat Shuvah, Shofar, Teshuvah, Vayelekh, Yom Kippur
The Leaves, They Are A-Changing
Tonight is Shabbat Shuvah: The Sabbath of Return, also calling to mind the teshuvah, or repentance, we are called to practice during these Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) leading up to Yom Kippur…
- Aramean, Blessing, Circumcision, Community, Covenant, Curse, Days of Awe, Deuteronomy, Egypt, Exodus, Heart, High Holidays, Israel, Israelites, Nitzavim, Pesach, Rosh Hoshannah, Yom T'ruah
L’Chaim in 5777!
“So keep the words of this covenant to do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.” Tonight’s Shabbat is the last of 5776. Sunday night we begin celebrating the a…
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, Chevrutah, Christian, Cincinnati, Interfaith, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamophobia, Jewish, Lifelong Learning, Mohammed, Muslim, Quran, Text Study, Thomas Aquinas, Xavier
Lifelong Learning + Islamophobia
This fall I have the terrific opportunity to participate in an interfaith text study between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Led by a rabbinical student from Hebrew Union (one of my friends) and supported…
- Aramean, Atonement, Commandments, Covenant, Egypt, Enter, Forgiveness, High Holidays, Inheritance, Israel, Ki Tavo, Obedience, Remember, Salvation, Selichot
A Grand Entrance
Last week we went out – this week we enter. “When you enter the land which the L!rd your G!d gives you as an inheritance…” begins Parashat Ki Tavo. Moshe is logically moving…
- Amalek, Battle, Commandments, Community, Deuteronomy, Holiness, Israel, Israelites, Ki Tetzei, Land, Parsha, Rules
Preparations for Holy Living
“When you go out to battle against your enemies…” Moshe’s final speech to the people he led out of Egypt continues. When you go out – Ki Teitzei, this week’s parsha, is named from…
- Complete, Deuteronomy, Israelites, Judges, Justice, Kings, Moses, Parsha, Prophet, Pursue, Shabbat, Shoftim
Running after Justice
Following a week of a parsha filled with laws, and continuing the speech about blessings and curses, Parashat Shoftim gives tangible instructions for a newly solidifying society to appoint judges. The verses begin…