On Friday, I was thinking about the Shabbat morning service. Specifically, I wondered what I should say to introduce the…
Category: Animals
A Cat's Eye View of Isaac & Rebecca
Ditto, my brother’s cat, is normally quite shy. She follows my brother around and ignores everyone else. But last week,…
Compassionate Camels in Kabbalah
After the death of our ancestral mother Sarah, Abraham decides he would like his son Isaac to marry a relative.…
Bees: Torah's Warrior-Farmers
Animal Dvar Torah for Shabbat Bereisheet. Link to it here.
New(t) Inspiration
I’ve been worried about the newt. My feeding strategy has not appealed to him. With a fork, I scoop up…
Dare to Pray
For a few days now, I’ve watched a tiny spider flash across my windshield. No insects live in my car,…
Purpose
Once upon a time, Christopher Marley was afraid of insects. But now he realizes that if you kill them, and…
Beaver Bog
Our Sophia Street neighborhood includes a one-kilometer square area we call “the bog.” If you come looking for it by…