Dear Aleph Ordination Program community, We, the AOP Deans, are reaching out together today to acknowledge, encourage, and support you.…
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…
Noah's Raven: Honoring R. Arthur Waskow
RAVEN: A WORD OF TORAH IN HONOUR OF R. ARTHUR WASKOW Z”L Rabbi Arthur Waskow passed away on October 20,…
Land: Look up From Your Screen and Listen
Land says: The land and everything that fills it, the world and all who dwell in it, are God’s (Psalms…
Sky Tells a Story About God
Sky says: “The sky tells a story about the glory of God; the expanse tells of God’s handiwork” (Psalm 19:2,…
Eagle Feather: I Carried You Back
Eagle story. It’s not quite a story of sin and redemption. But it is a story of crime and reconciliation—a…
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…