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Stories from my life, rabbinate, congregation, and community in West Baltimore www.theurbanrabbi.org

  1. 19. Juli

    On America's 250th Birthday: Celebrating Human Beings and Humans Becoming

    "America, like Jewish tradition, is not only about the human being, but the human becoming. What we are is an invitation to who we might be. There are legal systems, political systems, social stratifications in the world which insist large segments of their societies are trapped in their station, defined inexorably by their race or gender or caste. This, I believe, is not what America stands for. “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Not only being but becoming, pursuing." Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

    On America's 250th Birthday: Celebrating Human Beings and Humans Becoming

  2. 8. Mai

    The Irreducible Holy: In Judaism (Unlike Gravity) What Goes Up, Must Stay Up

    "...the irreducible holy is iterative. Our tradition may say we must only go up, but there are forces pulling us down; they are strong and they are determined. To live a “consecrated, dedicated life,” to achieve an aspirational society, requires stamina, patience, and a belief in a higher purpose for this complicated world." Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

  3. 24. Apr.

    Tzara’at and Speech as Infectious Disease

    At first blush, Tazria-Metzora is about illness. It includes a detailed description of this enigmatic disease called tzara’at. similar to, but not the same, as leprosy. But the Rabbis suggest the whole detailed description of tzara’at is not about only about disease but discourse, malicious speech. Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

  4. 19. Apr.

    Anger, Idolatry, and the Golden Calf

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    Anger, Idolatry, and the Golden Calf

  5. 14. Apr.

    Stand Tall! The Secret Behind the Prohibition Against Eating Creepy Crawly Things

    This year as we come out of Egypt, let’s also consider Torah's invitation to come up from Egypt. And in this symbolic aliyah, consider how we might stand tall. Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

    Stand Tall! The Secret Behind the Prohibition Against Eating Creepy Crawly Things

  6. 21.12.2025

    The Elusive Happy Ending

    SHABBAT SERMON: "I’m a sucker for a happy ending. I once convinced my family to watch Shawshank Redemption arguing it was a “feel-good movie.” It’s now a running joke in our family, because Shawshank isn’t really a feel-good movie. It’s a lot of pain, tension, and suffering – with moments of humor and grace. But it has a happy ending – kind of the ultimate happy ending. And that’s what I remembered most...." Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

    The Elusive Happy Ending

  7. 08.12.2025

    Deborah the Nurse: Underground Warrior!

    This is my Shabbat sermon from Parashat Vayishlach delivered Dec. 6, 2025 (16 Kislev 5786). What we might do when faced with the erosion of basic democratic norms and civil legal protections, when minority populations are subject to leaders or citizens from the majority making blanket claims about their own insecurity while asserting blanket condemnations of entire populations? What are some non-violent tools available to us to push back against the scapegoating of migrants, of racist and xenophobic rhetoric condemning the cultures of entire countries and their millions upon millions of inhabitants and expatriates? Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

  8. 10.11.2025

    "Shall I Hide?" (Shall We Seek?)

    My Shabbat SERMON from Parashat Vayera at Beth Am Synagogue on Nov. 8, 2025. It's one thing to decide how much of ourselves to reveal to others. But how often do we assume we know exactly who others are and what they might become? Get full access to The Urban Rabbi at www.theurbanrabbi.org/subscribe

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