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Animals, Spirituality, Torah

Magic Snakes (Chukat)

July 14, 2024 No comment(s)
Magic Snakes (Chukat)

Magic. Sometimes the Torah condemns it. But sometimes the Torah condones it. Like in Parshat Chukat, for example. Magic in…

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Jewish Practices, Love, Spirituality

Dayenu: A Spiritual Practice

April 18, 2024 No comment(s)
Dayenu: A Spiritual Practice

Dayenu! Enough for us! You may know piyyut, the liturgical poem, Dayenu. Normally we sing Dayenu at the Passover Seder. Dayenu says things like, “If God…

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Animals, Ecology, Spirituality, Torah, Wisdom

Cosmic Eco Consciousness

December 2, 2023 No comment(s)
Cosmic Eco Consciousness

Consciousness, the cosmic kind. A vision of the unity of all creation. That might be one spark of spiritual ecology.…

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Political, Spirituality

Complexity: Acknowledge it

October 13, 2023 No comment(s)
Complexity: Acknowledge it

Complexity. What are your strategies for holding it? Especially when grief, rage, and helplessness push your thoughts in every direction?…

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Jewish Practices, Spirituality, Torah

Vayikra Leviticus: Five Gates

September 26, 2023 No comment(s)
Vayikra Leviticus: Five Gates

Vayikra: Flawed but Idealistic Vayikra – Leviticus. A flawed attempt to set up an ideal society. Some of its flaws…

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Jewish Practices, Spirituality, Wisdom

Dayenu: Radical Gratitude

September 17, 2023 No comment(s)
Dayenu: Radical Gratitude

Dayenu —enough! It’s an expression of radical gratitude. And a good foundation for the work of teshuvah—repentance, repair, return. I…

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Jewish Practices, Kabbalah, Spirituality

Who Shall I Be This New Year?

September 4, 2023 No comment(s)
Who Shall I Be This New Year?

Here is a New Year teaching for Rosh Hashanah from Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna. With a brief commentary,…

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Jewish Practices, Spirituality, Wisdom

Spiritual Key: Joy or Lament

July 16, 2023 No comment(s)
Spiritual Key: Joy or Lament

A spiritual key. What do I mean? A key is a kind of musical mood. It brings forward a tune…

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Spirituality, Torah, Wisdom

Threshold Moments

July 16, 2023 No comment(s)
Threshold Moments

Threshold moments. How does the Torah describe them? What do they call us to do? When do they appear? Threshold…

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