Michael RosenbergMaking Prayer UncomfortableRosh Hashanah is an extraordinarily multivocal holiday. It is a yom hadin — that is, a day of judgment, a day that demands repentance and…Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Michael RosenbergBack Into the CampAs many of you know, this summer my family moved to New York, a city where we lived many years ago, and where we have many old friends…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Michael RosenbergGod and MammonIt’s not always easy to observe the Torah and Jewish law. Whether it’s something as small as the requirement to check an egg for bloodspots…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Michael RosenbergReturn, Ascent, and Bloodied Wings: How Teshuvah Can Help Us Transition to What Comes NextWell, here we are, standing on the cusp of 5782. A year ago we were, communally, in the depths of despair. For some of us, the worst had…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
Michael Rosenberg“Mitokh shelo lishmah, ba lishmah:” From Tokenism to TorahYesterday, tons of folks posted an article about the newly-debuted “Kranjec test,” that is, the Jewish source sheet version of the Bechdel…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Michael RosenbergWho Will Live, and Who Will Die? Faith in the Age of UncertaintyI apologize for beginning with the obvious: This has been a hard year.Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Michael RosenbergStanding for Truth (Yom Kippur 5780)There are two kinds of Jews in the world: navi Jews, and Bavli Jews. The prophet, the navi, speaks in a clear and unequivocal voice, as in…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
Michael RosenbergAre We There Yet? Galus and RedemptionThis year, coming to Ohr Kodesh for the High Holidays is a bit different for me from previous years. Because as most of you know, this…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Michael RosenbergGod, Self, Sin (Shabbes Shuvah 5780)It probably will not surprise you to learn that I am a wee bit pedantic. I’m one of those parents who, when asked by my kid, “Can I watch…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
Michael RosenbergAge of Anxiety (Rosh Hashanah 5780)My father, of blessed memory, was 98% secular. Now, to understand what I mean by “98% secular,” you need to know a bit about the story of…Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019