A teaching for Parshat Emor When non-Jewish groups come to visit our synagogue, they are usually quite impressed with the…
Month: April 2013
Hod: Gratitude & Majestic Beauty
Week Five in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within us. The Hebrew…
Finding Spiritual Meaning
A week filled with senseless public events is a good week to look for meaning. Rabbi Rachel Barenblat found meaning…
Netzach: Endurance & Victory
Baruch She’amar, a traditional morning prayer, praises God by saying “Baruch…kayam lanetzach.” The phrase could be translated as “Bless the…
Tiferet: Balance, Truth, Beauty
Week Three in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within us. The most…
Happiness is Contemplation
Passover ended less than a week ago. Many Jews say that Passover is our favourite holiday. And why not? On…
Gevurah: Discipline
Week Two in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within us. In some…