It has been a full week, a very full week. Full of hope, and full of despair. Full of religion,…
Category: Spirituality
Re-Reading My Story
“That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!” So Aunt Sylvia, of blessed memory, used to say. I always received this…
Remembering Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, z"l
A blog post should be a masterful short personal essay, a little narrative opening to a universal lesson. Kind of…
Interpreting Kohelet
At Sukkot, it is traditional to study the book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). The original reason for this tradition is mysterious…
After Atonement
How do you feel the day after the Day of Atonement? I want to feel purified and healed, but I…
Deadline: Forgiveness
It’s teshuvah time — time for repentance and return in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. What approach should I…
Mystics and the Mind
Can mysticism save the world? That is one of many questions I discussed in my recent talk at the Vancouver…
What I Believe
Here’s a new Facebook challenge. List ten core principles of your spiritual life. Or your personal theology. Or your lived…
The Inner Warrior
“The true test of a warrior is not without – it is within.” – Lieutenant Commander Worf, Star Trek: The Next…