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Setting before you blessing and curse
Shabbat Shalom Chaverim— Oh, sweet Shabbes! It can feel so hard to accept the gift of a full day of peace and rest when there is so much unchecked anger, loss, pain and frustration in...
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Question authority?
Shabbat Shalom, Chaverim— Our son, Michael, and I went to the “Summer of Love” exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco today. After a few hours of staring at Stanley Mouse and Alton...
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When time passes, the moment changes
Listen to the audio of Jhos' drash from Friday, August 4. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Read more
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Jhos’ Drash from Circle of Prayer / Ma’agal Tefilah 7/7/17
Jhos' Drash, part 1: Drash, part 2: Drash, part 3: Read more
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There are seeds of light planted everywhere if you can see them
Shabbat Shalom Chaverim— There is a line from Psalm 97 that says, Or zarua l’tzaddik, u’l’yishrei lev simcha. It isn’t the easiest snippet to translate, but here’s my take: There are seeds of light and...
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The illusion of purity and everyday messy holiness
Shalom Chaverim— This week’s Torah Portion, Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1) begins with what might be considered a Jewish koan, one of those pesky Zen riddles, statements, or paradoxes to be meditated upon in the hopes of...
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A few glorious moments of now, so we can let go of forever
Shalom Chaverim— Summer has just begun, the days are long and warm (well mostly warm, this is the Bay after all), and lush stone fruits and rotund tomatoes are coming in. Schools are out and...
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The blessing that comes at the right time
When life is at its most mundane, most mind-numbing, most bogged down in the details- that is when the blessing we need comes, reminding us that grace is always near.