Chesed – Love Week One in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within…
Category: God
Competing Myths
Did you retell the story of the Exodus at a Passover Seder this year? If so, which version did you…
Animal Torah
The new pope has chosen the name Francis, honouring St. Francis of Assisi, lover of animals, and official Catholic Patron…
One Finger Pointing
On the delta at Boundary Bay on a successful quest to see snowy owls. The owls have flown south for…
Torah Theology
As good religious children, we may learn many Bible stories. God chats with people, visits their dreams, feeds them, promises…
Essence of Judaism
Context is everything. Except when it comes to essence, of course. Then the whole point is to strip away context.…
Opening the Siddur
The title of the conference session seemed innocent enough: Not All Jews Say Kaddish. We received two lovely booklets of…
Mystical Fruit: Tu BeShevat
Enter the world of Pri Etz Hadar, the first published Kabbalistic Tu BeShevat Seder (c. 17th century). We learn that…
Animal Magic
A dvar Torah for Parshat Bo. A dream: I am walking through a sliding glass door to someone’s backyard pool. The…