I’ve been reading about the history of psychology. And now my eyes are opened. Goodbye philosophy and religion, hello science! …
Category: Torah
Eternal Light
A teaching for Parshat Emor When non-Jewish groups come to visit our synagogue, they are usually quite impressed with the…
Hearing into Speech
Yesterday, I sat out on Sophia Street and listened. I heard: A woman talking loudly on her cell phone. A…
Competing Myths
Did you retell the story of the Exodus at a Passover Seder this year? If so, which version did you…
Wicked Child
All the Seder-goers I know love reading about the “four children” in the Passover Haggadah. But they all dislike the…
Symbols, Sheep & Seder Plate
As a graduate student in philosophy, I read torturously turgid texts in the “structuralist” philosophical tradition about the difference between…
Animal Torah
The new pope has chosen the name Francis, honouring St. Francis of Assisi, lover of animals, and official Catholic Patron…
International Women's Day: Whose Idea Was It?
International Women’s Day. Clara Zetkin, leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, first proposed the…
Torah Theology
As good religious children, we may learn many Bible stories. God chats with people, visits their dreams, feeds them, promises…