Midbar
- 5784, Amidah, Ark of the Covenant, Commandments, Exodus, Holy of Holies, Midbar, Parsha, Shemot, Tabernacle, Terumah, Worship
Centering (Amidst) Change
Life is a state of constant change – even at the times when we suggest one generation, one time period, one setting, one situation somehow contains greater shifts than another. Amidst the constant…
- 5784, Aaron, Battle, Beshalach, Egypt, Exodus, Fear, Midbar, Miriam, Moses, Music, Parsha, Pharaoh, Philistines, Red Sea, Shemot, Songs, War, Wilderness
Fear of Battle, Praise of Miracles
At a time when we again feel the emotions of watching war, fighting, death, fear, loss of home and land, the first two verses of Parashat Beshalach resounded with me. וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒…
- 5782, Aaron, Chukat, Community, Death, Eleazar, Journey, Midbar, Miracles, Miriam, Moses, Parsha, Poetry, Priests, Punishment, Purity, Red Heifer, Sacrifice, Seraphim, Songs
Fierce: Consequences, Journeying, Whining, Song
Three chapters pack in a lot of action this week in Parashat Chukat. When I first read the text and was pondering what stuck out to me this year, I realized that the…
- 5782, Community, Confusion, Despair, Hope, Korach, Midbar, Parsha, Protest, Punishment, Rebellion, Responsibility, Uprising
On the Heels of Desparation
Since I didn’t write this last week, I’ve had several days to process more thoughts about Parashat Korach, including reactions to dvarim from others. With that in mind, this week, as so many…
- 5782, Canaan, Community, Disappointment, Fear, Grapes, Hope, Journey, Midbar, Negev, Parsha, Power, Questions, Scouts, Sh'lakh, Wilderness
Scouting for the Best Response
Half a year later… The past six months have been filled with new friends, Shabbos dinners, concerts, explorations around NYC, a trip west (Arizona & California), a fabulous birthday party, dissertation work, a…
