The Buddha’s insecure students sometimes asked him if his enlightenment was truly the result of years of inner work. After…
Category: Love
Crow Central (Kotel)
Today I am at Jerusalem’s Western Wall. The weekday winter sun has just set and it’s time for evening prayers.…
Spiritual Peacemaking
Earlier this week we had the opportunity at Or Shalom Synagogue to host Eliyahu McLean and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra speaking…
A Cat's Eye View of Isaac & Rebecca
Ditto, my brother’s cat, is normally quite shy. She follows my brother around and ignores everyone else. But last week,…
Halloween Light
I am sitting at the dining room table writing about Midrash Eleh Ezkerah*, a grotesque fable asking painful questions about suffering…
Rabbinic Counseling
Rabbi Elazar has fallen ill, and he is lying on his bed in physical and emotional pain. Rabbi Yochanan comes…
Heart of Compassion
Dvar Torah (Sermon) from Rosh Hashanah 5772 (2011) Link to it here.
Love on Shabbat
A stranger at the door, summarizing his problems as best he can, asking for help. A familiar face, speaking of…
Love
Been thinking about love lately. Some new experiences have glowed in my body. In a way, these recent experiences seem…