A Thank-You Note to My Son
After visiting his son during his first semester away at college, a father writes a loving note, thanking him for being an inspiration.
After visiting his son during his first semester away at college, a father writes a loving note, thanking him for being an inspiration.
When we can’t be Moses or Esther or whomever we want to be like, it’s OK – it’s necessary, even – to be Noah. Being “good enough” may not have the same glamor as leading an entire people to the Promised Land, but do you know what being “good enough” accomplished? In Noah’s case, it meant being trusted by the Holy Blessed One to literally start the entire world from scratch.
I chose to spend the last day of summer before seventh grade participating in the 2019 Sacramento Lobby Day with the California Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-CA).
ReformJudaism.org caught up with Cantor Sacks to talk about her career and to gain her insights as our Ten Minutes of Torah commentator for the Book of Deuteronomy.
You’re probably familiar with the Star Trek hand symbol that means, “Live long and prosper!” Did you may know that Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock, was Jewish?
Dr. Ruhama Weiss, a professor at the Reform seminary in Jerusalem, challenge our assumptions as she examines the intersection of ancient texts and human experience.
In Jewish tradition we say that “a good name is better than riches." We hope we gave you names that convey attributes we value and hope to help nurture and develop in you.
The possibilities are only limited by imagination, and children’s imaginations are not limited.
As with so much of my writing, I use my poetry to explore our sacred text, to question the actions of our ancestors, and so perhaps find deeper understanding of God, or people, and myself.