Torah says: God chooses the lead designers for the sanctuary. God says, I am calling them by name (Exodus 31:2).…
Year: 2017
What God is NOT
Paying attention to dreams is an ancient Jewish spiritual practice. Our biblical ancestors Isaac and Jacob dreamed of God. Jacob’s…
How Should We Pray? (Ki Tisa)
Moses said to God, “Please show me your ways, that I may know you – and see that this nation…
Who is my neighbour?
Last Tuesday evening, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver was targeted. After an emailed bomb threat, the building was…
Reading Esther in 2017
We Jews are about to celebrate Purim – a holiday whose origins lie in the Book of Esther. This masterful…
Is Torah an Image of God?
How does God wish to be seen? Torah’s answer to the question is ambiguous. In the book of Genesis we meet…
Inter-spiritual picnic (Mishpatim)
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders ascended. They saw the God of Israel, and…
Philo's Commandments (Yitro)
The purpose of Torah, says first-century Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, is to teach that the essence of a human…
Teachings of the Land
I was raised to be an urbanite. Sure, I spent plenty of time outdoors, playing in parks, riding my bicycle,…