Passover ended less than a week ago. Many Jews say that Passover is our favourite holiday. And why not? On…
Category: Philosophy
Symbols, Sheep & Seder Plate
As a graduate student in philosophy, I read torturously turgid texts in the “structuralist” philosophical tradition about the difference between…
Animal Torah
The new pope has chosen the name Francis, honouring St. Francis of Assisi, lover of animals, and official Catholic Patron…
One Finger Pointing
On the delta at Boundary Bay on a successful quest to see snowy owls. The owls have flown south for…
International Women's Day: Whose Idea Was It?
International Women’s Day. Clara Zetkin, leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, first proposed the…
Wonder
I wondered why everyone else doesn’t wonder, too. I saw the dead squirrel in the road and I wanted to…
Animal Magic
A dvar Torah for Parshat Bo. A dream: I am walking through a sliding glass door to someone’s backyard pool. The…
Reality
“Are colours real?” Eli asks. We sit atop Fay Canyon in Sedona. Eli marvels at the dramatic changes he sees…
Meaningful Vacation
Driving the Vegas Strip. Facades. Costumes. False advertising. Traffic. We inch past a man in an Elvis costume. He stands…