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I received the email below after I sent the newsletter about edamame beans and trying to choose being amused over being annoyed. I had included

What follows is a compilation of things that I’ve picked up about mourning. I hope you find comfort. 💙rB • rabbi_brian@rotb.org   *** – Grief –

Most every Friday, I bake mini-loaves of challah bread. Most of which I give, still warm, to neighbors.   The word companion is made of two

A letter to James, who had the same Buddhist teacher as me—Nagy. Dear Brother,    You told me that a new friend of yours wanted

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou /// I stand at the kitchen counter

Passover is a week-long Jewish celebration starting on the 15th of Nisan—which in the Gregorian calendar can range from March 25-April 24. For 2023, it’s

It’s hard to wake up when the alarm goes off.   Daylight saving time means that I’m back to getting dressed and taking the dogs

*** 01 Dog guilt *** My sharp shout, “Hey!” scared Sparky, my beloved, small, dachshund-chihuahua mix. His little face looks up and says—I like to

Those of us ordained as rabbis by HUC-JIR in May of 1998 received an email on February 3, 2023. The email was to tell us

The woman seated next to me en route from my connection in Dallas asks, “So whatever is bringing you from Los Angeles to Lynchburg?”  

  _08/30/1998_ Dear Diary, I met the remarkable Shauna Jean Malone today. And she is remarkable. I can even prove it, Dear Diary? I’m remarking

As you know, I send a spiritualigious newsletter every Monday, except for the last Monday of the month. Last Monday, January 30, you received the

******* GRACE & ACCEPTANCE *** Before his magical visit with Clarence, the wood finial atop the newel post at 320 Sycamore comes off in George

***This thing of which we are in pursuit***   Imagine, if you would, that you are in a class or lecture of mine.   It’s

Every week, The New Yorker magazine gives readers a cartoon in need of a caption. My friend Melissa won contest #733. I think it’s so