Tag Archives: family
The Interwoven Passover Seder
Leader: God is my strength and my song, and God has become my triumph. Group: And we will praise our God forever. Leader: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. -A Passover Haggadah The stone that … Continue reading
Early in the Morning – Late in Life
Moshe ascended early in the morning and descended early in the morning. -Shabbos 86a Rabbi Menachem Bentzion Sacks used to expound upon this theme. The climb to God, the spiritual drive to perfection, must begin early in one’s life. In … Continue reading
Longing for Yom Kippur
Because the day has passed, shield us by the merit of [the Patriarch Abraham] who sat [at the door of his tent] in the heat of the day [to welcome wayfarers]. -Genesis 18:1 (Ne’ilah prayer) Just prior to Ne’ilah (the … Continue reading
Will My Grandchildren Be Jewish?
You could call this “extra” meditation a “Part 2″ of my earlier blog post What God Has Joined Together. Part of the “mission” of my blog is to document the life of an intermarried couple and what that means. Here … Continue reading
What God Has Joined Together
Today’s “extra” meditation. Tens of thousands of Jews have married non-Jews with similar worthy intentions, only to realize when it is already too late that raising a Jewish family with a non-Jewish partner is a near impossibility. You are my … Continue reading
Two and One
Look deeply and you will see that the Torah does not know of man and woman as separate beings. Each act is performed once through a single body—a body that in our world may appear as two, but which the … Continue reading
Damaged Peace
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -Exodus 20:2 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” … Continue reading
