Eight Reasons to be Happy this Hanukkah
Eight pop-culture or otherwise “non-spiritual” reasons to love Hanukkah this year (2012/5773).
read moreRosh Chodesh Tevet & Hanukkah!
Here’s the replay of the Rosh Chodesh Tevet & Hanukkah candle lighting service at OneShul.org, recorded on December 27, 2011. What a wacky, fun service it was — at least for me! Check over at PunkTorah.org very soon for my article there about Tevet and the experiment with bibliomancy that we did during the...
read moreWhy Hanukkah is Important
Light your menorah with pride. Think about what re-dedicating yourself to Judaism means to you. And I mean you, not what someone else tells you it means. We are a tribe, and think in “we” but sometimes we have to think what “we” means to “me.”
read moreHanukkiah: Symbol of Kislev
In thinking about Kislev, I went right to the dreidel and the Hanukkiah. I decided that if I had to pick one, it’s the Hanukkiah (but I may explore the other dreidels later in the month!) The Hanukkiah is the nine-branched menorah that we light on Hanukkah. Even though we generally just call it a menorah, not all menorahs...
read moreHanukkah: Re-dedicating the Temple
I originally published this in 2006, but felt like it was worth surfacing again. The theme of sacrifice and offerings is an ever present one for me, and has recently returned as a focus, particularly in my artwork. As I got ready for my day today, I heard those who lead my country, and many others in the world talking about the...
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Spirituality: My primary lens is progressive Jewish spirituality, but I also like to find the universal elements that connection us all.
Culture: I am fascinated by culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
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Culture: I am fascinated by culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
Technology: Technology is one of the strongest drivers of cultural and even spiritual changes in the last 100 years, and possibly the next 100.