I am? And You are? Dialogic Personal Prayer

Practicing Forgiveness as Surrender

Sep 16, 2024

by Rabbi Leora Kaye, graduate of the IJS Clergy Leadership Program (full version published on Sefaria) Why would you want to forgive someone who has wronged you? Is there any benefit to forgiving? Is there a “right” time to forgive? And what does religion have to do with it? Come to think of it, does religion have anything to do with it? Thousands of years of Jewish text and wisdom offer us...

In God We Trust (Shoftim 5784)

Sep 5, 2024

One of the leadership teacher Stephen Covey's most famous observations is that "relationships operate at the speed of trust." It's a line that has resonated with me for a long time. To me, trust is everything--at work, at home, in life. When I keep my promises, I feel like I'm upholding trust, depositing it in my account; when I fail to do so, I feel like I'm reducing the balance. When I have...

Open Your Hand (Re’eh 5784)

Aug 29, 2024

There's a neighborhood grocery store two blocks from my house. It's called Village Marketplace and, to many of us who reside in Skokie, it's one of the best things about living here. It's not a big chain, it's independently owned, and best of all, I can walk there and back in 5 minutes when we need a dozen eggs. Occasionally there are folks standing outside Village Market (locals drop the...

Episode 18: I am? And You are? Dialogic Personal Prayer

Practicing Forgiveness as Surrender

In God We Trust (Shoftim 5784)

Open Your Hand (Re’eh 5784)

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