Traditionally, Shabbat HaGadol is a time to reflect on the night before the Exodus, on the experience of the Israelites…
Category: Spirituality
Open Soul Surgery
Open-heart surgery is eXtreme medicine. It’s like extreme sports except you aren’t fit when you start. And you don’t soar…
Mindful Compassion
Or Shalom signed on to be a mini “book club” discussing Karen Armstrong’s Twelve Steps to A Compassionate Life. At our…
Rabbis, for Heaven's Sake
The question: At the Rabbis Without Borders meeting, we asked: What is a machloket l’shem shamayim – a dispute for the…
Symbolic Re-call
Sometimes you get a call to re-commit to a spiritual passion. Sometimes the religion of your parents surprises you with…
Belief
What does it mean to “believe” in God? or in an afterlife? Is it like agreeing with a statement? Where…
Learning Compassion
The Buddha’s insecure students sometimes asked him if his enlightenment was truly the result of years of inner work. After…
Qur'anic Inspiration
While in Israel, I had the opportunity to visit the Kotel three times. On one visit, the plaza was nearly…
Crow Central (Kotel)
Today I am at Jerusalem’s Western Wall. The weekday winter sun has just set and it’s time for evening prayers.…