You’re excited for the Game of Thrones, Season 5 finale. So am I. You’re feeding your excitement by reading recaps,…
Category: Philosophy
What is belief?
It’s summer! Time to explore the neighbourhood. To be daring! To try new things! In that spirit, I attended the…
Quantitative or Qualitative?
Rabbi Elazar said, “Whoever counts the people of Israel transgresses a negative commandment, for it is stated by the prophet…
Malchut: Levinas on Response-ability
Malchut. Literally: kingdom, reign, royalty. Kabbalistically: seat of God’s throne where heaven and earth meet, cosmic cervix that births the…
Yesod: Cohen on Peace
Sixth week of the Omer count: An opportunity to reflect on Yesod: Foundation In today’s “postmodern” intellectual climate, philosophers like…
Hod: Two Philosophers, Two Qualities
“To you God, belongs greatness, strength (gevurah), beauty (tiferet), eternity (netzach) and splendour (hod), because…well, everything in heaven and on…
Fly On, Sweetie
We sat on my brother’s tiny urban porch, in the bright sun, six stories above the street. A fly lit…
Netzach: Ibn Gabirol on Eternity
Netzach: I translate it as “endurance” and as “eternity.” “Eternity” fits when I imagine the sefirot as qualities of the…
Tiferet: Plotinus on Beauty
Beauty: I see it in flaming sunsets, soaring raptors, astonishing works of art. I want those experiences to last forever; they seem…