R. Noa Kushner
Revealed
September 15, 2021 / Kol Nidrei, 5782

But I have come to believe that this social crisis, this economic crisis
This crisis of unimaginable disparity
Is so pervasive and so, accepted
It requires our spiritual attention
It requires us to reveal all the lies we’ve been telling ourselves for so long.

R. Noa Kushner
Living Through Creation
September 7, 2021 / Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5782

I’m talking about the kind of creation that assumes chaos is already here

The kind that assumes things need to changeI’m not talking about a shiny new creation

I’m talking about re-creation It’s already started
This re-creation has already started The only question is: What kind of a creation story is it going to be?

Rosh Hashanah AM 5781

Who, when they are at their most tired, most weak — insists on exploring the root causes of the lack of rain in order to address them? Who takes a draught, the anguish of thirst, and a lack of livelihood and uses it as a springboard towards justice?