This beginning is a message about the world as fracture and our responsibility to repair and care for it. To read it is a call for us to begin again.… Read More

We are called upon to fulfill the book, to sing its song of freedom. … Read More

To end the wandering, to settle into the promise requires an awareness that the world is now in our hands. … Read More

A covenantal society tells its story from generation to generation to remind its citizens of why they are there: to honor a pledge and an ethical undertaking. … Read More

Doubt is a natural part of embarking on a new stage in one’s life. To overcome doubt we remember that we are part of an ongoing story of leaving behind narrowness for expanse. We recall the awe of it all… Read More

A system of checks and balances is not a constraint on freedom. It is essential to a healthy conversation and the flourishing of life. … Read More

The promised land is not only a place. It is an elevated stage of human development. To dwell there requires exercising our capacity to make choices and the knowledge that they make a difference in the world.… Read More

Judaism embraces the constructive tension between tradition and innovation. The instruction to remember is about preserving a heritage. The instruction to hear is about introducing new perspectives. To settle within the promise we need to do both.… Read More

The land of promise is more than a place. It is a state of being. To get there is to cross over from living through fear and complaint and dependence to living through love and initiative and responsibility. … Read More

To make the dream of living in the land of promise real the people have to learn to fight their own battles. To discover the God of miracles they must let go of the God who does miracles.… Read More