
The Thirty-Five Year Gosub Redemption
October. Portland. Bedtime. Annie’s room. 2018 “But I shouldn’t be in that group,” my daughter wailed over and over again. Annie was put in remedial

God’s Laugher
And God Laughed Zoe approached me with a funny look on her face. “Rabbi,” she said, “I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you

High Holy Day 2019
Podcast: Join Rabbi Brian and 30+ people for a discussion about forgiveness and atonement. The service happened on October 4, 2019. It was lovely despite

Not To Complain (part 2)
Not-Complain, Part 2 Before I send each newsletter, I wonder, “Will they like this one?” I also often wonder about the staggering number of

A Bigger Cross
Podcast: Rabbi Brian ponders the idea that there will always be a bigger cross – more suffering. But, the bottom line is WE AREN’T MEANT

Talking Rationally To Adults About God
Podcast: Rabbi Brian talks to Congregation Shir Tikvah about how talking about God and about God (whatsoever that word means to them).Running Time: about an

Not To Complain
Not To Complain It would have been a comfortable chaise lounge, except it was in Dr. Black’s brightly lit dentist’s office. He walked in and

Not Remembering Half RIght
September 11, 2001 A. Where were you?B. What were you doing?C. Who do you remember being with you?D. Who did you talk to?E. What did

Rabbi Brian’s Public Diary
RABBI BRIAN’S PUBLIC DIARY 2019: ISSUE #19. @RABBI_BRIAN_1970 The outburst comes from the guy behind me in the TSA line at Portland

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LET’S FIX THIS WORLD. SRSLY. TOGETHER WE CAN. LET’S HELP CLEAN UP RELIGION. IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE. AND IT MIGHT TAKE ALL WE’VE GOT, BUT



God is Not An Ass
God is not an ass. (Love as much as you can.) In the mail the other day, I got a scary brochure entitled “Revelation Today:
