For first century philosopher Philo of Alexandria, there is only one true philosophy of life. Both of his favorite philosophers…
Category: Torah
Living at the Edge: Kohelet in Ecclesiastes
Kohelet — narrator of the book of Ecclesiastes — lives on the edge. The edge of fulfillment, that is. “I’m…
Ladder of Prayer
Jewish communal prayer is both liturgy and experience. The liturgy expresses a theology — a theory about God. The experience stimulates inner…
On Eagle's Wings (Ha'azinu)
Every time I see a bald eagle soar, my heart soars, celebrating the return of this majestic, intelligent bird to…
Poetry, My Witness (Nitzavim-Vayelech)
“This poem will be my witness,” says God to Moshe (Deut. 31:19). Here, God refers to a poem predicting future…
Economic Inequality
Vancouver, Canada can be an expensive Paradise. Our family is lucky to live in a diverse neighborhood, with cottages that…
The Ninth of Av
When my mother, of blessed memory, was in her mid-fifties, she attended a self-help psychology workshop. Afterwards, she said, “This…
Is the Bible an Indigenous Text?
Is the Bible an Indigenous Text? That’s the question my colleague Rev. Ray Aldred, a status Cree from Northern Alberta, posed to…
Wars of the Lord
There it is, slipped so casually into the Biblical narrative: Thus it was said in the Book of the Wars…