Baruch She’amar, a traditional morning prayer, praises God by saying “Baruch…kayam lanetzach.” The phrase could be translated as “Bless the…
Tiferet: Balance, Truth, Beauty
Week Three in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within us. The most…
Happiness is Contemplation
Passover ended less than a week ago. Many Jews say that Passover is our favourite holiday. And why not? On…
Gevurah: Discipline
Week Two in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within us. In some…
Hearing into Speech
Yesterday, I sat out on Sophia Street and listened. I heard: A woman talking loudly on her cell phone. A…
Chesed: Love
Chesed – Love Week One in the journey of self-examination we call “Sefirat Ha-Omer”: observing the “sefirot” (Divine attributes) within…
Competing Myths
Did you retell the story of the Exodus at a Passover Seder this year? If so, which version did you…
Wicked Child
All the Seder-goers I know love reading about the “four children” in the Passover Haggadah. But they all dislike the…
Symbols, Sheep & Seder Plate
As a graduate student in philosophy, I read torturously turgid texts in the “structuralist” philosophical tradition about the difference between…