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Wow Journal

December 20, 2021 No comment(s)
Wow Journal

Wow Journal: a classroom activity that landed in the right place, at the right time. It’s September 11, 2001, and…

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God, Kabbalah, Philosophy

Creator? You there? Omer 30

April 26, 2021 No comment(s)
Creator? You there? Omer 30

Gevurah. Judgment, boundary, form. Hod. Splendor. Gevurah she’b’hod. Forms of splendor. The tradition of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, describes God as…

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Ecology, Jewish Practices, Philosophy, Wisdom

Consider Eternity: Omer 25

April 21, 2021 2 comments
Consider Eternity: Omer 25

Netzach. Eternity. Netzach she’b’Netzach.  Eternity within Eternity. Whoa. But also: Hooray! Whoa because it’s a tangle of abstract ideas. An…

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Kabbalah, Philosophy, Political

Justice in Beauty: Omer 16

April 12, 2021 No comment(s)
Justice in Beauty: Omer 16

Gevurah. Justice. Tiferet. Beauty. Gevurah she’b’Tiferet. Justice within beauty. How does beauty hold justice in it? Well, there’s Plato’s view,…

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Family, Jewish Practices, Love, Philosophy

Love with Beauty: Omer 15

April 11, 2021 2 comments
Love with Beauty: Omer 15

Chesed: Love. Tiferet: Beauty. Chesed she’b’Tiferet: The love in beauty. Love that sees beauty. And love that seeks beauty. “Beauty…

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Philosophy, Spirituality, Wisdom

Philosophy Skills: Omer 12

April 8, 2021 No comment(s)
Philosophy Skills: Omer 12

Hod. Splendour. Gevurah. Judgment. Hod she’b’gevurah. Splendid judgment. So, I have a Ph.D. in philosophy.  I don’t teach it anymore,…

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Kabbalah, Philosophy

Beautiful Judgment? Omer 10

April 7, 2021 No comment(s)
Beautiful Judgment? Omer 10

Tiferet: Beauty. Gevurah: Judgment. Tiferet she’b’gevurah: Beauty in Judgment. At its best, judgment activates our rational minds. So, let’s take…

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Jewish Practices, Kabbalah, Philosophy

Good Judgment: Omer 9

April 5, 2021 2 comments
Good Judgment: Omer 9

Gevurah she’b’gevurah. Judgment in Judgment.  I’ve been waiting for this one. Why? Well, my memory might be a little fuzzy.…

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Jewish Practices, Philosophy, Torah, Wisdom

Kohelet: Life, Politics, Spirit

October 4, 2020 No comment(s)
Kohelet: Life, Politics, Spirit

What is Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)? It’s a work of existential philosophy, about the meaning of life. A political critique, looking realistically…

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