Last Thursday, Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, passed away, leaving his bodily existence for…well, for whatever…
Category: Jewish Renewal
Letting Go of Literalism
A Biblical story, from parshat hashavua: The king of Moab approaches the prophet Balaam, hoping to hire Balaam to curse the…
Me, Me, Meaning
We are the “selfie generation.” Don’t let the epithet unsettle you. According to leading sociologists, we are not the first…
Magical Realism
It’s 1976. I wake up to find myself in my dorm room. The clock says it’s 11:20 am. I have…
Kabbalah Revealed
Psychology, as you know, studies the “psyche.” Depth psychology insists that the psyche is DEEP. Something lies behind or beneath…
Does God Have Gender?
Yes. No. Maybe. All of the above. In the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth – when…
Everyone Wants to Be Jewish
Judaism is in fashion in the U.S. — and in Canada, too. Non-Jews are happy to join Jewish families. Christian…
Religion and Politics
If we attend a synagogue, we don’t have to go far to begin to explore multiple perspectives on Israel. We…
Which Israel?
Mediterranean get-away? Holy land? Zionist dream? Occupying power? Geologic wonder? Technological innovator? Last month, we visited them all. Mediterranean Get-away.…