Why Hanukkah is NOT the Jewish Christmas
Chag Sameach! It’s that wonderful time of year when we get to eat fried foods, gamble with chocolate money, and light candles for eight days. Yes, it is Hanukkah, the […]
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Of Benedictions and Floors…
Sundays find me now in front of the pulpit whereas once I was behind one. And life, in my best Judy Garland voice, somewhere over the pulpit is altogether unsettling. […]
The Longest Night: A Homily
The following is a homily I delivered Dec. 21, 2015 as part of Green Street United Methodist Church‘s “The Longest Night: A Service of Hope & Remembrance.” This service was an opportunity for […]
A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah 