Recently, a new artisan storefront opened near my Main Street home. As I like to support local artisans, I wandered…
Month: May 2015
Quantitative or Qualitative?
Rabbi Elazar said, “Whoever counts the people of Israel transgresses a negative commandment, for it is stated by the prophet…
Malchut: Levinas on Response-ability
Malchut. Literally: kingdom, reign, royalty. Kabbalistically: seat of God’s throne where heaven and earth meet, cosmic cervix that births the…
Secrets of Teaching
“Should we offer the best classes we can, or teach adults to become independent learners of Jewish texts?” So my…
Yesod: Cohen on Peace
Sixth week of the Omer count: An opportunity to reflect on Yesod: Foundation In today’s “postmodern” intellectual climate, philosophers like…
Hod: Two Philosophers, Two Qualities
“To you God, belongs greatness, strength (gevurah), beauty (tiferet), eternity (netzach) and splendour (hod), because…well, everything in heaven and on…
Fly On, Sweetie
We sat on my brother’s tiny urban porch, in the bright sun, six stories above the street. A fly lit…