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Threading the Needle – Israel, Gaza, The Embassy too
May 15, 2018Spoken word poetry seeking to find sanity during the tensions at the Gaza border. Read more
It’s Surreal, Seeking Something after Rabbi Aaron Panken’s death
May 6, 2018It’s Surreal: A Spoken Word Commentary. Seeking … Something, after Rabbi Aaron Panken’s death Read more
Jetlagged at 3:30 am
May 5, 2018I’m up at 3:30 am, jetlagged. A Spoken Word Commentary Read more
Tel Aviv Up Close Thru the Eyes of a Long Distance Friend
April 23, 2018In a land that oozes holiness, watching my wife Michelle, a long distance lover of Israel, rediscover the Holy Land has been fascinating. Read more
Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut in an Airplane to Israel
April 19, 2018Celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday on an airplane to Israel and thinking about this spiritual ascension. Read more
I Mansplained a Woman Rabbi and I Liked It
April 13, 2018Sitting in a meeting, chewing over some complex sensitive issues, I mansplained a respected female rabbi… and I liked it! Well, not really. Read more
Israeli Rabbi Or and Feliza Zohar Stir Souls with Reform Jewish Kabbalah and Music
April 11, 2018Quoting Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), exploring the metaphors of light and darkness, moving with ease back and forth between Israel’s Galilee and California’s Calabasas, Rabbi Or and Feliza Zohar at once teach and transform, explicate sacred texts and invigorate souls. Read more
When Cutting One’s Hair for Chemo
March 27, 2018When Cutting One’s Hair for Chemo: A Prayer/Blessing/Drash/Spoken Word Rap Read more
There’s So Much I Don’t Understand about Women (Rabbis)
March 22, 2018I confess there is so much I don’t know about women (Rabbis) and the experience of women in the rabbinate. But I’m listening and learning. Read more