Borders and Boundaries (Ki Tavo)
I was struck upon first moving to Seattle how difficult it is to give directions based on geographical features. You…
I was struck upon first moving to Seattle how difficult it is to give directions based on geographical features. You…
To be spiritual is to be ethical. Ethics is a practical outcome of spiritual work.
As you may know, I love midrash. Midrash is a type of Jewish text that simultaneously pays close attention to…
Last Sunday, Rabbi Nicki Greninger and I gathered with thirty members of Temple Isaiah and explored some of the theory and tools of feminist reading practices. At the heart of our inquiry was the question: How do we relate to a text written by and for men, in ways that often diminish women’s full humanity?
As Numbers winds its way to a close, a war breaks out against Midian. According to midrash, Moses drafts 12,000 to fight and 12,000 to pray – in proximity.