“Phenomenology” is the study of “phenomena.” In ordinary language, a “phenomenon” is “a happening.” In technical philosophical vocabulary, a “phenomenon”…
Category: Wisdom
Love
Been thinking about love lately. Some new experiences have glowed in my body. In a way, these recent experiences seem…
Foosteps of Mashiach
Sometimes, when I’m not well, I feel a great mass of anxiety in my chest. And I imagine: if I…
I Just Called to Say "I Love You"
Friday morning I was waiting for the bus on Fraser Street in front of a convenience store. Gradually, amid the…
Shadows on the Cave Wall
Recently someone I know asked me for some information about myself. I had only a vague general idea about why…
Midrash from the Inside Out
The story of the Beaver Bog is true. It is also an allegory. The meaning of the allegory can best…
Beaver Bog
Our Sophia Street neighborhood includes a one-kilometer square area we call “the bog.” If you come looking for it by…
Naked Reflection
This semester, I am teaching a course called “Midrash and the Rabbinic Imagination” at the University of British Columbia. Yesterday,…
Philos-Sophia
Why worry about consciousness when the political world is falling apart around us? Isn’t it like “fiddling while Rome burns”?…