My mother’s mother died long before I was born, so I never met my grandmother. She seems to have been…
Category: Love
Dreaming of Hitler
Friends, just a few nights ago, I had a bizarre and baffling dream. Before I share the content, I should…
Remembering Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, z"l
A blog post should be a masterful short personal essay, a little narrative opening to a universal lesson. Kind of…
A Dog at the Seder? Lessons from philosopher Emmanuel Levinas
As a child, the great Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas noticed that dogs appear in Torah at a crucial moment. On…
Fifty-five Alive!
Today is my 55th birthday. It’s a bittersweet day. Today I receive my small inheritance, half the proceeds from the sale…
Spiritual Intercessor
At a Jewish funeral, you might hear the prayer, “May she (or he) be a melitz yosher for her family.”…
Remembering Freddy
Each year, on Remembrance Day weekend, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice hosts a memorial service called “Remembering Our Children.” This year,…
Grief as Spiritual Seeking
Dreams: I am a university student, returning to my residence (dorm) after an evening party. A kind security guard welcomes…
Sylvia's Kaddish
Who will say Kaddish for my sweet Aunt Sylvia? Not the husband or brother she had outlived, when she passed…