Lawrence Kushner

Do The Cosmic Turn: Teshuvah

High Holy Day Soul Work, Part 4 The cosmic principle of the entire High Holy Day season is teshuvah – to turn. Unfortunately, it is often translated as “repentance” which sounds severe and judgmental. However, teshuvah actually means “to turn, return, restore.” My teacher, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner writes of teshuvah: “All God ever says is …

Chanukah 2018: 5th Night is About Books & Movies That Inspire You

Tonight we light the 5th candle. Here’s the question: what five books have been influential or made a difference in your life? If you want, you can also include movies that make you laugh or cry.   Here are mine (it was very difficult to only choose five): Torah–  especially the stories in Genesis & the …

Messengers of the Most High: A 9/11 miracle

I had been asked to say a prayer to commemorate 9/11. Larry told me that when I started reading his brother’s last words from the bima, he knew that he had been brought to our services for a reason. He called it a miracle.

Your Torah, Our Torah

Every one of us has a story. A story woven from the unique blend of gifts that are the core of who you are — what you have learned, what has endured, what you hold most dear. This Shavuot, we explore what happens when those singular stories meet at the foot of a mountain — and how that ancient moment still lives in us today.

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