I often talk about how time itself is colonized. For Jews, it is the year 5784, not 2024. The words BC and AD correspond to the years of Jesus' birth and the Gregorian calendar is based upon Pope Gregory's understanding of time. Jews have been counting time for 5784 years. We also understand that time … Continue reading New Years and New Beginnings
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Exiting our conversionary closets: Speaking our Truth/Torah
A year ago, I was still stuck in my conversionary/colonial closet of gendered violence and oppression, trying to discern how to even want to live. Indeed, most of us who have been forced into a gender closet of transphobia have experienced severe trauma, leading to severe suffering... and it has taken my healing to be … Continue reading Exiting our conversionary closets: Speaking our Truth/Torah
A Blueprint for Healing: The Holiness of the Words we use and the Liberating/Decolonizing Questions we ask
This past Shabbat, Jews around the world began studying the biblical book of Exodus, by immersing ourselves in the Torah Portion (assigned biblical reading) of the week. The first section is called: Shemot, which literally means "names" and corresponds to the beginning of the story of Exodus, as the Children of Israel awaken to their … Continue reading A Blueprint for Healing: The Holiness of the Words we use and the Liberating/Decolonizing Questions we ask
Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei
Abiding gratitude to all who requested a copy of tonight's service and to all who sent so many lovely notes of appreciation for the Rosh Hashanah morning service. Given how many requests I have received from folks who had family obligations and were unable to attend, I recorded tonight's service. I am therefore posting for … Continue reading Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei
Introducing the Chevruta Project
The Hebrew language is called "Lashon HaKodesh" (=the holy language). Jews believe that G!d used Hebrew words to create the universe: as the book of Genesis says, "G!d spoke and the world came into being". According to the rabbis, words have the power to create or destroy. If we use our words to cause someone's … Continue reading Introducing the Chevruta Project
Emerging Torah as Rabbi Nachshon emerges 