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Is being Jewish dangerous? In 2015, I wrote about the need for Jewish courage in the aftermath of some antisemitic incidents. At the time, I drew comfort from historically low levels of antisemitic attitudes in the United States, and the … Continue reading →

One of the most meaningful tasks as a rabbi involves not doing much more than showing up and listening. Even before COVID times, much more of my work time was spent on screens than I would have imagined – researching … Continue reading →

On January 7, 2021. We know the world is different, but in which direction? Continue reading →

This post was originally delivered as a Rosh Hashana sermon at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in 2016/5777 as part of a series entitled “This We Believe.” You can hear audio of the sermon through the Kol Hadash Podcast.             A vision … Continue reading →

This post was originally a 2004 Yom Kippur sermon delivered at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation.  Humanists are individuals, and Jews are famous for being opinionated. Imagine the challenge and the paradox of a congregation of Humanistic Jews. When David Ben … Continue reading →

Several years ago, shortly before my first child was born, I imagined creating a daily blog to match the “daf yomi” daily page of Talmud study (http://apikorostalmud.blogspot.com/). I managed to keep up some form of the blog for a time, … Continue reading →