Shabbos dinner with young university students is an adventure. Charles and I warm them up with a few glasses of…
Where did that sermon come from, Rabbi?
Saturday January 1, 2005: My first day of work as a congregational rabbi. “You can lead part of the service,”…
Labyrinth
Walking the labyrinth is an ancient movement meditation. With focus, you walk a winding path from margin to center, following…
Interfaith or Multicultural?
Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because…
Economic Inequality
Vancouver, Canada can be an expensive Paradise. Our family is lucky to live in a diverse neighborhood, with cottages that…
Death of a Cat
“Mom, mom, mom, mom,” says Eli. “Not-Koi is in front of our house and he’s not moving.” Not-Koi is a…
The Ninth of Av
When my mother, of blessed memory, was in her mid-fifties, she attended a self-help psychology workshop. Afterwards, she said, “This…
Tantric Sex
What is Tantric sex? Can you learn it in a year, for $5750, as some teachers have claimed? Probably not! Hindu…
Culture Clash
You can’t take a course called ‘The Land is Sacred’ in the Native Ministries program without going out on the…