My brother Freddy holding infant me. He died 7 weeks later. There are two verses in Torah, in Parshat Vayigash…
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Dayenu: A Spiritual Practice
Dayenu! Enough for us! You may know piyyut, the liturgical poem, Dayenu. Normally we sing Dayenu at the Passover Seder. Dayenu says things like, “If God…
Bodies (Netflix): A Hopeful Story
Bodies. A new Netflix series. If you’re looking for a distraction, or an infusion of hope, I recommend you watch.…
Omer 31: Ashes, a Ritual
Day 31: Tiferet she’b’Hod, Balance in Humility We scattered my brother-in-law Rick’s ashes today. Well, technically, his brothers in Florida…
Omer 29: Love in Three Keys
Day 29: Chesed she’b’Hod, Love in…well, you’ll see REFLECTIONS The wind came up today. It shook the cherry trees. And…
Omer 28: Love & Eternity
Day 28: Shechinah she’b’Netzach, Presence in Eternity REFLECTIONS ON LOVE & ETERNITY It’s cherry blossom season on Sophia Street. The…
Omer 26: Grateful for a Seed
Day 26: Hod she’b’Netzach, Gratitude for Endurance QUESTIONS Read, re-read, sit with your feelings. What different feelings are there? Who…
Omer 25: Mystery Eternal
Day 25: Netzach she’b’Netzach, Endurance in Eternity INTRODUCTION The mystery of Kabbalah. Metaphysically, how can timeless divine energy manifest in…
Omer 24: The Beautiful Work
Day 24: Tiferet she’b’Netzach, Beauty in Endurance TEXT Rabbi Tarfon used to say, “It is not up to you to…