If you look around my office prayer space or on my bedroom dresser, you'll notice one constant: broken conch and whelk shells everywhere. Small and blue-gray, large and sun-bleached, twisting, turning ...

Winter Term Sermon Series titled "Surrendering to Brokenness" delves into the Biblical perspective on brokenness. Each week we'll look at a new perspective including what causes us to be broken, ...

I have friends who adopted a little girl from another country and their child has some significant disabilities that require her to wear a brace on her leg. You would think that fitting braces for a ...

In “World of Words,” Breanna Burke reviews international books as a way to explore different cultures and perspectives on life. Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts ...

The image caught me by surprise. Unlike most images that dissolve quickly into the next sense-impression, this one kept reverberating within. What was it that so captivated my attention? The image was ...

During our Passover Seder, we encounter a profound ritual that speaks to the heart of the human condition. During the Yachatz, or the breaking of the middle matzah, we take a whole matzah, fracture it ...

This is the second of six weekly columns by Rabbi Zimmerman leading up to Yom Kippur. Last week, we talked about how essential it is for each of us to do our own soulwork during the month of Elul, ...

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“My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” Even before you read these words today, you’ve probably already experienced the weight ...