Each of us woke up this morning. I’ve got to say that the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States of America caught me by surprise. So much so, that I’m very much in the midst of making meaning out of the experience of seeing this begin to unfold around me. Here […]
A Blessing for Grandparents Day
Dear God, Source of life, source of blessing, source of miracles. We thank you for granting us the ability to witness and experience miracles. The miracles of love and family, of children and grandchildren, of a chain of tradition that extends across the generations. The miracles of growth and transformation, Of learning and discovery, of […]
Then and now
today I found myself praying in the chapel that I prayed in as a rabbinical student. Sitting among the rabbinical students and professors I found myself overcome with emotion i thought about their voices and the voices that filled this same space in the years when I was a rabbinical student I thought about my […]
The dog at the airport
I have to write about the dog at the airport. I was wandering thru D Terminal when I heard a sad sounding yelp over the soft voice of the podcast I was listening to. It was the sound of a small dog being stuffed into a portable carrying case by its owner as he prepared […]
Minivan Heroics
Driving down a narrow street in Grant Park on an insanely crowded and unusually warm late October Day. Twice having to cautiously navigate between two parked cars that could have resulted in my hitting either one through the slightest miscalculation. Both times making it through without a scratch. Emerging triumphant onto a properly sized […]
Only This
That I honor the wisdom of children. And everything else about them. That I honor the intense care and concern of parents. And everything else about them. That I honor the endless dedication of teachers. And everything else about them. That I honor the sometimes anxious hunger of students. And everything else about them. That […]