Your political and business acumen is evident in every move you make and quotation you post. You know how much Jews are blamed for the ills of the world because of this myth of our control, born from our “Jewish money”.
Rabbi Caruso has shown that if use well, our power can positively change the world. If used well. We can also use our power, though, to disrupt the world. We can do this by our awareness and nefarious use of power, and we can do this by our refusal to accept the power we have.…
In the past, I have shared sermons about the importance of performing ritual. I have preached about its imperative on Jewish continued. I have preached about the proven psychological benefits of using ritual to create meaning in one’s day, in one’s life. I have preached bout how families are closer, children more secure, spouses more…
As a sign of solidarity with our lesbian sisters, Susannah Heschel added an orange to her Seder plate. This powerful symbol was perverted using a false story about a man telling Ms. Heschel that a woman on the bimah would be like an orange on the Seder plate. Since then, in a misguided attempt to…
Around the year 1100 BCE, Israel was under the cruel reign of King יבין, or Jabin, of the Canaanites who had conquered the land some years before. The Israelites suffered at יבין’s hand. Yet, as is often the case, two heroes rose up and, in a dramatic display of wisdom and strength, were able to…
It was when I was speaking with a man, who I have come to think of as a colleague (despite being in different fields) and friend, when I first realized I dumb myself down for men. Not on purpose, or even consciously. I was embarrassed to realize that with certain men, I instinctively try to…
Elena Pinnow wrote an obituary in which she told the truth. She told the truth and in so doing, she challenges us to do the same. She reminds us to be brave. Brave, when we fear that the truth will embarrass us. Brave, when we are anxious the truth will hurt our career. Brave, when we…
