Last week I was privileged to be part of a panel discussion organized by VACA House of Hope in El Aziriyah Palestine. The other panelists included Milad Vosgueritchian, co-founder and director of the trauma-informed kindergarten, and Aziz Abu Sarah, his close friend and leader of Mejdi Tours, as well as a pastor from Eureka CA.Continue reading “Listen to Palestinian Voices”
Monthly Archives: June 2021
How not to be like Korakh: the wisdom of humility
Do not separate yourself from the community – Hillel, Pirke Avot 2.5 This week’s Parashah records a paradigmatic moment of leadership disagreement. While most Israelites are consumed with the daily challenges of life – the tent is tilting, we have to pack for the move, where is the goat? – leadership is comparably, appropriately engagedContinue reading “How not to be like Korakh: the wisdom of humility”
Shabbat Shelakh: Trust
Perhaps the undermining of the idea of trust began for many of us with the cultural saturation in the U.S. of the slogan “trust, but verify.” Or perhaps it is an internal result of the persecutions Jews have endured for many centuries. No matter the cause, the lack of ability to trust – to suspendContinue reading “Shabbat Shelakh: Trust”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 