Rabbi Sandra Lawson

For those who want to discuss Trayvon Martin without bringing up race:

(From my Facebook) The sad thing is that we cannot have a dialogue about this without bringing up race/racism. We live in a country where people are treated suspiciously for being Muslm, Arab, black, brown…

Life Changes

Tonight is my last night as a non rabbinical student. It’s really hard to say what I feel about this because I have wanted it for so long. I also feel like I paid a heavy price for wanting to become a rabbi, and that price was the end of a partnership. This may come as a surprise to many of you, or maybe…

My Prayer for Ferguson

Help us to lie down, Dear Lord our God, in peace, and let us rise again, to life…

Choseness

Chosenness

In Judaism, “chosenness” is the belief that the Jewish people were singularly chosen to enter into a…

Snapchat Torah: Vayechi and Family Forgiveness

Today is 38 days of the Omer: Compassion in connection

Please have compassion over all creatures big and small and let’s continue to make the world a better place for all.

Today is 38 days, which are five weeks and three days, of the Omer

Vayeishev: Never Give up on Your Dreams

I‘m back for another minute lesson from the Torah. Sometimes it is really hard for us to…