Light of Nature. Remember that old philosophical phrase? Descartes uses it in Meditations on First Philosophy. He does not define…
Month: June 2019
Graduation! Or: Naso, A Personal Reflection
Graduation. Yes! This week, our daughter graduated from Simon Fraser University. Remember ancient rabbinic astrology? How it draws on the…
Shavuot: Torah's Mystical Dance
Shavuot. Celebration of Torah, harvest, and mysticism. Literally, Shavuot means the Feast of “Weeks.” Shavuot marks the end of a…
Antisemitism: Beyond Binary Thought
Antisemitism. Apocalypse. Islamophobia. Trauma. Whew! We finished the “Religion and Violence” conference. So much hard stuff! No wonder everyone wanted…