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A Blessing In The Midst: We Are Temporary Visitors

We are only visitors here on earth. It seems that nature is delighting in the absence of humans. Or perhaps I am just noticing it more. Yes, it’s spring. But it seems to me that this year is more colorful, active and vibrant.

Are You Ready To Take A Breath?

Stop right now. Put your hand on your heart and take a breath. What a time we are in. There is so much free-floating anxiety and fear. Trust in institutions is shattered. It is not only the political climate. There is the fear of out-of-control climate change and the coronavirus. Truth itself is questioned. We …

Your Freedom To Choose

At each moment, as people in an open society, we have the freedom to choose our actions. Every action we take builds on the previous. For example, if on a regular basis, you act with integrity and honesty, after a while, this becomes part of your character. It becomes difficult to act otherwise. Similarly, when …

Hold Both Truth & Joy

This is the sermon I delivered on Rosh Hashanah at the Jewish Collaborative of Orange County in 2019. People asked to read it – so here it is: Rabbi Alan Lew, of blessed memory, writes that the High Holy Days season promises nothing less than total personal transformation – IF we do the work, and …

Truth: “We” Is The Only Way

These times require us to acknowledge the truth that WE are all connected. It is the only way. It has always been the truth, but we have failed to accept this reality and live into it. The poet Adrienne Rich writes, “we have lost track of the meaning of “we…” Our world and our country …