I’ve been thinking a lot about the Sabbath lately, especially since revisiting the study by Abraham Joshua Heschel based on a recent podcast episode. We talk about “sacred spaces” sometimes … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Sabbath as Center
Share this post:Ever since National Lampoon’s Christmas put it on screen, Christmas lights bedecking houses in the holiday season is synonymous with suburban, American holidays and extravagant, almost competitive peacocking. I always … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Neighborhoods Full of Chalices
Share this post:Our expectations around professionalism make appearance and dress an important part of navigating jobs and educational opportunities, and young people who have been incarcerated need support as they transition. Sometimes … Continue reading Shirts and Ties to Support Incarcerated Young Men
Share this post:I tried to do some pottery a few years back –– early part of the pandemic. It was supposed to be a fun outing once we were first allowed to venture … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Back to Basics
Share this post:Birds are marvelous and terrifying. Since they are just dinosaurs living among us, and because they factor so much in our daily lives, our cities and even our dinner tables, … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: The Crow Stone Age
Share this post:One of our holiday traditions is to tell the Christmas story during our Christmas Eve with help from our YRE families! After a few years being virtual with this service, … Continue reading Christmas Eve Tableau! Sign Up and Share in Our Holiday Story
Share this post:Suppose there is no such thing as a mistake. Suppose things happen, and it is our response that makes a thing purposeful. Suppose everything we do has a good potentiality … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: No Chords Are Mistakes
Share this post:There’s a scene in the TV show The Wire that is pretty well known that I particularly love — the “chess scene.” Two young men are playing a board game … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Change Isn’t the Same as Solve
Share this post:Now that our YRE classes are meeting on Sundays from 11:30 – 12:30, we are very much into the lunch hour while we are in class. And we want to … Continue reading Youth RE: We’ve got snacks now!
Share this post:I heard when I was young the rule that you don’t help a butterfly out of its pupa. When a butterfly emerges, it is delicate and the emerging is part … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Metamorphosis
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