A blog post should be a masterful short personal essay, a little narrative opening to a universal lesson. Kind of…
Year: 2014
Interpreting Kohelet
At Sukkot, it is traditional to study the book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). The original reason for this tradition is mysterious…
Interfaith Vision
On Sukkot, it’s customary to read Chapter 14 from the prophet Zechariah. Have you read it? I mean, really read…
After Atonement
How do you feel the day after the Day of Atonement? I want to feel purified and healed, but I…
Deadline: Forgiveness
It’s teshuvah time — time for repentance and return in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. What approach should I…
Mystics and the Mind
Can mysticism save the world? That is one of many questions I discussed in my recent talk at the Vancouver…
What I Believe
Here’s a new Facebook challenge. List ten core principles of your spiritual life. Or your personal theology. Or your lived…
The Inner Warrior
“The true test of a warrior is not without – it is within.” – Lieutenant Commander Worf, Star Trek: The Next…
Re-discovering Cynicism
Help! I am trapped inside the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, looking out onto the world. Vanity of vanities, says Kohelet, it’s all…