As a graduate student in philosophy, I read torturously turgid texts in the “structuralist” philosophical tradition about the difference between…
Year: 2013
Animal Torah
The new pope has chosen the name Francis, honouring St. Francis of Assisi, lover of animals, and official Catholic Patron…
Zombie Love
My late mother liked to sing Vernon Dalhart’s The Prisoner’s Song. She especially liked the last two lines. Her version was: If…
One Finger Pointing
On the delta at Boundary Bay on a successful quest to see snowy owls. The owls have flown south for…
International Women's Day: Whose Idea Was It?
International Women’s Day. Clara Zetkin, leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, first proposed the…
Torah Theology
As good religious children, we may learn many Bible stories. God chats with people, visits their dreams, feeds them, promises…
Kallah
Kallah. A gathering. In English, it sounds like Kohelet, the one who assembles a kahal, a community. Kohelet is the author (or…
Changing the Subject
Members of Or Shalom Synagogue are deeply engaged with Israel. Almost all, teens included, have visited the land at least…