Week two of the Omer count: Gevurah, i.e. strength, discipline, judgment. Reflect on two different explorations of the meaning of…
Category: Spirituality
Impossible Love
Love is impossible. That’s just the way it is. Love stimulates growth and change, so love never sits still or…
Chesed: Love and Kindness
Sefirat Ha’omer: seven weeks of reflection on the sefirot, archetypal spiritual qualities. Last year I reflected in dialogue with the writings of the…
Fifty-five Alive!
Today is my 55th birthday. It’s a bittersweet day. Today I receive my small inheritance, half the proceeds from the sale…
Spiritual Intercessor
At a Jewish funeral, you might hear the prayer, “May she (or he) be a melitz yosher for her family.”…
Knowing the Unknowable
How do you speak about the unsayable? Represent the unrepresentable? Make conscious what is, by its nature, unconscious? Here is…
Kabbalistic Secrets of Esther
Truism: The name of God does not appear in the Book of Esther. Truth: The names “Elohim” and “YHWH” do…
What Shall I Wear to the Prom?
Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the…
Your Kabbalistic Creativity
How do you use your creativity to explore your spirituality? You could probably answer this question in two seconds. You…