On Friday morning, the morning of Lag Ba’Omer, I gathered with approximately 20 others on Zoom for the JCC-sponsored meditation group. The group has met online every weekday @ 9am, since late-March 2020, lovingly held and taught by Lori and Monte Dube, alongside of many clergy from our Boulder and Denver Jewish community, myself included.… Continue reading Deepening Our Connection – May 2, 2021
Today is the 8th day of the Omer, the 9th day since Passover began. This past shabbes during Yizkor – the Jewish service for remembering our loved ones – we sang Psalm 90, verse 12. Rabbi Martin Samuel Cohen translates this line: “Make known to us the best way to count our days, so that… Continue reading Sending Strength – April 6, 2021
“Kol asher diber adonai na’aseh” – “All that God has spoken, we will do.” The first time the Israelites offer this affirmation of intent is shortly after they arrive at Mt. Sinai, after God has brought Her Presence during their journeying to their attention. I hear God singing: “I did lift you up on loving… Continue reading D’var on Exodus (19:8, 24:3, 24:7)
Blessings to all this new month of Shevat – a month of hidden possibilities, a time of sap rising deep within trees (at least in Israel) creating the pre-conditions for fresh leaves and new fruits come spring. Tomorrow evening, at the time of the full moon, we gather around our tables (virtual and literal) and… Continue reading Tu B’Shevat Musings 5781
It has been a little over four months since my first (and last) blog entry in this new virtual reality. I have been busy offline, cultivating faith in the ability of the words I manifest through speaking and writing to create a vessel through which God might enter. This morning dawn came early – it’s… Continue reading Shabbat Terumah 5780
It is time to begin to read Torah – the Hebrew Bible – again. In the past three weeks, we have welcomed in the New Year on Rosh Hashana with a great chorus of shofar blasts, followed by days of reflection and preparation for the great releasing renewal of Yom Kippur, the Day of At-one-ment. … Continue reading Simchat Torah 5780
