Netzach: I translate it as “endurance” and as “eternity.” “Eternity” fits when I imagine the sefirot as qualities of the…
Category: God
Hope: Spring's Multifaith Gift
Passover, Easter, Spring: seasons of hope for Jews, Christians, and everyone in our planet’s northern hemisphere. This might be just…
Horseradish Harvest
Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an…
God's Kitchen
I miss Donna’s kitchen, so far away in North Carolina. Any afternoon or evening, any time, with or without kids,…
God is Coming and She Brings Hope
For forty-eight minutes, Father O’ neal was dead. As he crossed over into the next realm, he saw God. Forty-eight…
Return of the Eagle
News seems to be bad everywhere. Copenhagen, Egypt, France, the West Bank, North Carolina, even Canada. Each day, the voice…
Spiritual Ecology for Tu BeShevat
Tu BeShevat, 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. In Talmudic tales, tax day for orchard owners. In Kabbalistic…
Dreaming of Hitler
Friends, just a few nights ago, I had a bizarre and baffling dream. Before I share the content, I should…
Real Religious Differences
Every year, I laugh out loud at this week’s Torah reading, the crossing of the Red Sea. There Moses stands,…