Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Two Kinds of Fasts
September 29, 2022
How we construe something changes our experience entirely, which also changes our reactions to it.
Tisha B’Av: Our Sufferings and Our Hope
July 28, 2022
Tisha B’Av, by forcing us to recognize a trail of tragedy and a psychology of division, is the crucial first step toward transformation and transcendence.
On Prayer
July 20, 2022
Prayer lets God into the world; prayer lets humans into God’s presence. Prayer allows us to become truly human.
Limits for Growth: A Dayenu Kind of Pesach for a Dayenu Kind of Year
April 14, 2022
We stand on the brink of a momentous time, an opportunity to energize our communities, to revitalize democracy, to fight for survival and for peace.
Reciting Vidui for My Father
February 2, 2022
This transition is the Grand Finale, the climax of spirit and integrity.
Simchat Torah: A History in Four Acts
September 27, 2021
How, in an unfolding age of continuing pandemic, are we supposed to rise out of our chairs and dance?
Are You Living Your Eulogy or Your Resume?
September 9, 2021
I want us to use these Holy Days—and to begin to emerge from our social distancing—by living not only our resume, but our eulogy.
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