The Ba’al Shem Tov on Creating Space for Something New Can a person really change? Think, feel, act differently? Yes, says the…
Category: Kabbalah
Coming Home to a Cosmic Wedding
The mystical meaning of Kabbalat Shabbat The first sentence invites you to an ecstatic musical celebration in Vancouver…the rest invites…
Aleph: Breath Before Breath
Aleph Before any sound AlephBreath before breatha pausebefore the first letterof creation Not silencebut living stillnessfrom which every songis born…
Cosmic Consciousness and the End of "Them"
Mystical Experience, Cultural Complexes, and the Politics of Division Cosmic consciousness. What is it? A sense of the unity of…
Hanukah Highlights
Happy Hanukah! Chanukah! Hanukkah! What would you like to reflect on this Hanukah? Kabbalah? Menorah? Antisemitism? Violence? Feminism? Sustainability? Elephants?…
Home of Your Soul
Last week, I got an urgent text from one of our offspring. The text said: I’m spiraling a bit about…
Who Shall I Be This New Year?
Here is a New Year teaching for Rosh Hashanah from Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna. With a brief commentary,…
Omer 49: Spiritual Freedom
Day 49: Shechinah she’b’Shechinah, Presence Within Presence Today’s post ought to be the Omer season’s grand finale. After all, the…
Omer 48: Wrapped in a Talit
Day 48: Yesod she’b’Shechinah, Grounding in Presence What does it feel like to be aware of the divine presence? Or…