A day off. Wow. Did I even dare to pray for it? It’s a rare treat in the religion business!…
Category: Spirituality
Practical Spirituality: Parshat Naso
Parshat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89) lists work assignments for the Levite families. In great detail. If we are reading the Torah…
Beyond Opposites: Tiferet
Don’t contradict yourself. It’s either A or not A. The law of the excluded middle. A thing is itself, and…
Boundaries by Design: Gevurah
Sephirat Ha’Omer: seven weeks of spiritual practice, taking account of the elements – the sephirot — of spirit. Remember the…
Universal Love: Chesed
SePHiRat HaOmer: a little spiritual practice to keep us Jews connected during the seven long weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. SePHiRat…
No Finish Line
On Sunday morning, I dream. A package is delivered. My housemates and I unwrap it carefully. Inside is a tightly…
How Should We Pray? (Ki Tisa)
Moses said to God, “Please show me your ways, that I may know you – and see that this nation…
Is Torah an Image of God?
How does God wish to be seen? Torah’s answer to the question is ambiguous. In the book of Genesis we meet…
Inter-spiritual picnic (Mishpatim)
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders ascended. They saw the God of Israel, and…