Satisfaction. Distraction. I’ve been yearning for it. Perhaps a new dress, a scarf, a pair of shoes could brighten me…
Year: 2012
Dayenu Take 2: Prophets!
The host of the Seder we are attending on the first night of Passover has a custom of assigning a…
Edgy Seders
Traditionally, Shabbat HaGadol is a time to reflect on the night before the Exodus, on the experience of the Israelites…
Open Soul Surgery
Open-heart surgery is eXtreme medicine. It’s like extreme sports except you aren’t fit when you start. And you don’t soar…
Mindful Compassion
Or Shalom signed on to be a mini “book club” discussing Karen Armstrong’s Twelve Steps to A Compassionate Life. At our…
Manatee Love
Dugong, dugong, it’s the cow of the sea… Dugong, dugong, also known as the manatee It doesn’t have wings –…
Rabbis, for Heaven's Sake
The question: At the Rabbis Without Borders meeting, we asked: What is a machloket l’shem shamayim – a dispute for the…
Symbolic Re-call
Sometimes you get a call to re-commit to a spiritual passion. Sometimes the religion of your parents surprises you with…
Is Laundry Holy: A Talmudic "Reflection"
Friends, don’t you ever wonder why the Israelites were told to do laundry before receiving the Ten Commandments? Or why a…