In last night’s dream, I met myself — lots of different versions of myself. An elderly woman, accompanied by her…
Category: Dreams
Paradox of Free Will
Free will or determinism? Parshat Miketz asks the question. Or, rather, it sets out two different answers. Thus, it tempts…
Dream Interpretation, Talmud Style
Hidden in Torah’s stories of Joseph the dreamer lie some basic guidelines for dream interpretation. Our Talmudic sages develop these…
Terror in Afula
A numinous dream, last Wednesday: I am on Kibbutz Ein Dor, near the city of Afula in Northern Israel, visiting…
Remembering Freddy
Each year, on Remembrance Day weekend, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice hosts a memorial service called “Remembering Our Children.” This year,…
Jacob's Ladder to...Where?
In the dream image of Jacob’s ladder, angelic messengers are coming down and going up. In Torah, characters sometimes interpret…
Grief as Spiritual Seeking
Dreams: I am a university student, returning to my residence (dorm) after an evening party. A kind security guard welcomes…
Unicorn
For perhaps the first time, I received a message in a dream. A direct message in words, that is, not…
Sylvia's Kaddish
Who will say Kaddish for my sweet Aunt Sylvia? Not the husband or brother she had outlived, when she passed…