Devekut. A kabbalistic concept that means “attachment to God.” The basic practice is simple: stay aware of God’s presence. You…
Category: Wisdom
Airport Adventures 101
Airport, airline, flight delays. Lots of them this week. A young man sat next to me on the last flight.…
Hope & Despair: Reb Kalman
Hope and despair. I would like to share a teaching from a 20th century Hasidic teacher, Rabbi Kalman Kalonymus Shapira.…
Nephilim: Still Around?
Who are the Nephilim? And what are they doing at the beginning of the Book of Deuteronomy? Nothing good, most…
Unetaneh Tokef: Hard Times
Unetanah Tokef is a poetic prayer with guidance for hard times. At least, that’s how I read Unetaneh Tokef this…
Ten Commandments: Inner Edition
The Ten Commandments. In Hebrew, Aseret Hadibrot. The Hebrew does not tell us to think of them as ten commandments…
Resilience: Omer 44
Today’s topic is resilience. I think it fits with the day’s quality. Gevurah means Judgment. Malchut is another name for…
World Foundation: Omer 39
Netzach, endurance. Yesod, foundation. Netzach she’b’yesod. An enduring foundation. History doesn’t repeat. But it does rhyme, says historian Timothy Snyder.…