The Hebrew word for Sophia is chochma. In the tradition of Kabbalah, the word chochma describes the very first glimmer…
Category: Spirituality
Layers of Consciousness
My husband Charles is studying the history of Sophia Street. He has read books, viewed maps, scanned photographic archives, and…
Spirit of the Bear
As late as 1910, Sophia Street was home to black bears. Today, we share the street with fellow mammals coyote,…
Welcome to Sophia Street
Sophia means “Wisdom.” And I live on Sophia Street. Sophia Street in Vancouver, Canada, was built in 1885 by developer…
Gates of Tears
From the day that the Temple was destroyed, the heavenly gates of prayer were locked. . . nevertheless, the gates of tears…
Know Where You Are Going
Pirkei Avot, a book of foundational principles of Jewish Ethics, teaches, “Know where you come from and to where you…