Borrowed Language, Shared Struggle
Words have the power of acknowledging that evil can emerge and flourish in a thousand settings, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Beth Am Synagogue.
Read MoreWords have the power of acknowledging that evil can emerge and flourish in a thousand settings, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Beth Am Synagogue.
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Located in downtown Washington, D.C., the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial honors the legacy of the civil rights leader. (Photo by Mark Stebnicki on pexels.com)
Nearly six decades after the March on Washington, the fight for racial and social justice remains pressing, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Beth Am Synagogue.
Read MoreThe lives with which we’ve been entrusted must be lives worth living, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Beth Am Synagogue.
Read MoreJudging family members, friends or strangers favorably isn’t always easy, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Beth Am Synagogue.
Read MoreTrue engagement and discourse is never easy but always worth the effort, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Reservoir Hill’s Beth Am Synagogue.
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Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg has been thinking about gates lately. (Photo provided by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg)
Questioning assumptions means noticing the gap between what is and ought to be, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
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An Alabama pastor's recent run-in with the law speaks volumes about America today, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg. (SHUTTERSTOCK/ALEXANDER RATHS)
An Alabama pastor’s recent run-in with the law speaks volumes about America today, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
Read MoreA neighborhood can be a place where we find deeper human connections and sacred possibilities, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
Read MoreTo better appreciate the Fourth of July, Americans must better understand the importance of Juneteenth, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
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Eliyah Burg, daughter of Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg, helps paint an intersection on Whitelock and Brookfield in April of 2021. (Photo provided by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg)
Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg of Reservoir Hill’s Beth Am Synagogue responds to Steve Liebowitz’s recent article on the history of Whitelock Street to correct a few things about the neighborhood where he lives and works.
Read MoreWhen we’re attentive to our breath, we observe the world in ways previously unavailable to us, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
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