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…

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,…

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

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

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

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

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

Infinity: A perfect topic for my interview on this innovative podcast. It’s called PTR: Philosophy, Theology, and Religious studies. Or,…

Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher and historian. Sure, we all cite him, but have we read his work lately? And…