Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1070) was a great liturgical poet. His spiritual poetry is elegant, ordered, philosophical. But his inner life was…
Women's March 2019: March On, Vancouver Women!
March On Vancouver sponsored our local Women’s March, January 19, 2019. They planned a multi-cultural set of speakers on a…
Jeremiah's Mother God Says: I Knew You in the Womb
Jeremiah, the Biblical prophet, describes the day God called him. At first glance, the call seems ordinary. A kind of…
Praise God, Yishtabach Shimcha: Learn to See in a New Key
Praise. For God, that is. Two days ago, I thought I understood praise. But I was wrong. Yesterday, I learned…
Sustainability: The New True Meaning of Hanukah
The history of Hanukah may be fixed for all time. But the meaning we find in Hanukah? That changes, year…
New Citizen of Canada: Time for a Life Review
This week I became a citizen of Canada. But the journey began sixteen years ago. With a Sunday morning dream.…
Ego Insatiable: Who can teach you that you are enough?
Jealousy. Greed. Ego. So pervasive. Sometimes I feel like a failure as a spiritual teacher. “Be happy for your friends’…
After Pittsburgh: What Else is There to Say?
Pittsburgh. October 27, 2018. Tree of Life Synagogue. Murder of eleven by Robert Bowers. A crazed white supremacist. He hated Jews…
Matriarch of a Certain Lineage: Rebecca
Rebecca. Matriarch of the Jewish people. That’s right. Matriarch, not patriarch. Her story shows that Torah is not a patriarchal…