Here on Sophia Street, we enjoy the same crazy weather as the rest of Vancouver. Sometimes we look out at…
Category: Spirituality
God is...
My conception of God has slowly migrated from the edges of my consciousness… …and arrived somewhere else. Its migration begins…
Purpose
Once upon a time, Christopher Marley was afraid of insects. But now he realizes that if you kill them, and…
Perception Without Judgment
“Phenomenology” is the study of “phenomena.” In ordinary language, a “phenomenon” is “a happening.” In technical philosophical vocabulary, a “phenomenon”…
Love
Been thinking about love lately. Some new experiences have glowed in my body. In a way, these recent experiences seem…
Foosteps of Mashiach
Sometimes, when I’m not well, I feel a great mass of anxiety in my chest. And I imagine: if I…
Shadows on the Cave Wall
Recently someone I know asked me for some information about myself. I had only a vague general idea about why…
Midrash from the Inside Out
The story of the Beaver Bog is true. It is also an allegory. The meaning of the allegory can best…
Naked Reflection
This semester, I am teaching a course called “Midrash and the Rabbinic Imagination” at the University of British Columbia. Yesterday,…