According to urbandictionary.com, a helicopter parent is – a parent who hovers and flaps his wings while the kid lives…
Month: May 2013
Kabbalah as Theology
“To my mind, Kabbalah is the theology of the Jewish People.” — Adin Steinsaltz, The Thirteen Petalled Rose At the…
Wheel of Existence
Many Kabbalistic teachers present metaphysical concepts about the nature of God and creation…with a psychological twist. Words describing spirit’s emanation…
Super Psalm 23
Psalms: spiritual poems set to music. Music, says the Torah, was invented by the world’s creatures. After the Garden of…
Malchut-Shechinah: Divine Mother
Though a human mother might forget her children, I never could forget you. See, I have engraved you on the…
Teach, Don't Preach
Last week, in my role as a teacher of Judaism, I had four magnificent teaching experiences. The kind that leave…
Yesod: Foundational Energy
Week Six in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine energies) within us. Literally, the…
Defending Philosophy
I’ve been reading about the history of psychology. And now my eyes are opened. Goodbye philosophy and religion, hello science! …