The Politics of Memory (Eikev 5779)
In Eikev Moses sets out a political doctrine of such wisdom that it can never become redundant or obsolete. He … Read more
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When the “I” is Silent (Vayetse 5779)
This week’s parsha relates a powerful, primal vision of prayer: Jacob, alone and far from home, lies down for the … Read more
Out of the Depths (Vayetse 5778)
What did Jacob add to the Jewish experience? What is it that we find in him that we do not … Read more
You can handle change because you have a map of values that don’t change (Thought for the Day)
I’ve just come back from the trip of a lifetime, from the Galapagos Islands where the young Charles Darwin had … Read more
A Single Person with a Single Heart
Sitting here in New York on Thursday evening waiting for a plane, I received an anguished call from friends in … Read more
