Poor, old Michael Finnegan, begin again.Every year when reading V’Zot Habracha I get emotional. It tells us the story of the end of Moshe. G!d takes him up to see the land, he is…Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
Can you feel it like a train?Our world is so incredibly broken. Some days it feels like a whisper and sometimes it feels like a roar. This week I lost someone I love to…Sep 25, 2022Sep 25, 2022
Acharei Mot 2022 — Conservative Judaism + BisexualityThat’s it — that’s where I find myself in this verse. A human who believes in Torah and halacha and Jewish communal life, and also…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Brokeness, Hiking Boots, and SchleppingI have a whole file folder on my computer with various drashot I’ve given. Most of the time they have a VERY descriptive file name so that…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Sass, Despair, Radical Hope, and DancingHere we are again. Distanced. Masked. Not where we thought we’d be. Here I am again, giving what feels like yet another one of far too many…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Rosh Chodesh KislevTonight we mark the beginning of the Jewish month of Kislev — the month that will bring Chanukah and all it’s delights, and the end of the…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about brokenness and radical hope.I knew then, both as a general concept and in specificity, how broken our world was and is. And somehow, the my world has felt even more…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021
Parshat Tazria 2021I don’t always share completed drashot that I write for school or otherwise, but this one feels different. Our professor, Rabbi Elianna…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
It could have been better. We have the receipts.Over and over this line goes through my head. Yes, it could have been worse. But oh could it have been better.Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Chanukah: Night 1Hand grated latkes from scratch are a labor of love. You don’t make scratch latkes for a stranger (generally). There’s the hand grating on…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
