When I was a teen in New York City, my father and I liked to slip out of the house…
Category: Torah
After the Mountain
When cosmic consciousness fades, the inner work begins. Here is something the great prophets teach us. Seeing God doesn’t automatically…
Reading Esther in 2026
Power corrupts all—even Jews Have you read the Biblical book of Samuel? You might know, then, that Samuel the Israelite…
How to Speak the Name of God
God’s name: it can heal and it can hurt. How will you choose to speak it? Torah shows you options—and…
Do Dreams Come True?
Dreams are symbolic communications. And, as Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman says, “Symbols symbolize.” That is, they don’t have a specific fixed…
Free on-line course: Perek Shira, Song of the Land
Please join me—and my co-teachers—for a free on-line course this June. We’ll explore ecological wisdom from three perspectives: ancient Jewish,…
Grief Redeemed: Jacob and Joseph and Me
My brother Freddy holding infant me. He died 7 weeks later. There are two verses in Torah, in Parshat Vayigash…
Maoz Tzur: Hidden Story of the Hymn
Maoz Tzur. Your favourite Hanukah song—or not. But likely the one you know best. But do you know the full…
Hanukah: Not by Might but by Spirit
This Hanukah, I’ll be sharing one favourite teaching per day. Here’s Day 1: Hanukkiah. The eight-branched menorah we light at…