Day 45: Tiferet she’b’Shechinah, Beauty in Presence In the lore of Kabbalah, Tiferet is a face of the Divine Father.…
Category: Political
Omer 39: Truth in Our Time
Day 39: Netzach she’b’Yesod, Enduring Foundation TEXT א אֱ֯מֶת וְיַצִּיב וְנָכוֹן וְקַיָּם וְיָשָׁר וְנֶאֱמָן וְאָהוּב וְחָבִיב וְנֶחְמָד וְנָעִים וְנוֹרָא וְאַדִּיר…
Omer 30: Tough Questions
Day 30: Gevurah she’b’Hod, Boundaries of Splendour TEXT I am God and there is none else…I form light and create…
Omer 16, Beautiful Justice
Day 16: Gevurah she’b’Tiferet, Justice within Beauty TEXT STUDY A wolf shall visit with a lamb, a leopard lie down…
Q: Omer 9, Judgment x 2
Day 9: Gevurah she’b’Gevurah, Judgment in Judgment PERSONAL CHECK IN: Phew! I’m exhausted. I just finished teaching a really challenging…
You Don't Want a King
You don’t want a king. At least, the Tanakh doesn’t want you to want a king. This week’s Torah/haftorah pairing…
Divine Eagle in War & Peace
Psalm 91. So beautiful. It reaches into your most vulnerable places. It offers you comfort. And then, subtly, it turns…
Pope's Apology: Indigenous & Jewish Perspectives
The Pope’s apology for residential schools. That’s what’s on my mind today. It’s especially present as I prepare my Torah…
Pinchas: Religion & Change
I’ve got a question about Parshat Pinchas (Num 25:10-30:1). Specifically about the last section. The one we read in this…