Most of us know that the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. Tonight, however, is Rosh Hodesh Hanukkah, and each new Jewish month is marked by a new moon. So between the short day and a dim night sky, tonight may well be the darkest night of the year.
Click here to listen to the D'var Toeah given by Merridawn Duckler on Shabbat, Dec 12th. Approx 15:18 minutes long. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus.
How many times have you heard (or said to yourself) “It’s just a phase”? For Joseph, phases were feast or famine . . . literally. For us, phases are footie pajamas. This too is Torah.
Rabbi Kosak speaks about terrorism and the importance of community, Shabbat, Dec 5th. Approx 15:18 minutes long. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus.
The most recent terrorist attack in San Bernadino really shook up Laura and me. Attacking an institute that provides for the developmentally disabled went beyond the pale. I experienced such a wave of moral outrage. To tell the truth, I've really been feeling the weight of the world recently.
If you have some knowledge of the medical world, you may know that septic shock isn’t something you typically bounce back from. My mourning process for my father started when it became clear that he was not going to survive this attack to his vital systems.
I’m not ready for Hanukkah. By that, I don’t mean that I got a late start shopping for gifts. I don’t mean that I lost my Nana’s latke recipe. What I mean is, how can I possibly go into a holiday of light and miracles when everything in the news is darkness and hate?
