I am sitting at the dining room table writing about Midrash Eleh Ezkerah*, a grotesque fable asking painful questions about suffering…
Spiritual Seeking Within Judaism
Hillary requested a blog entry about my Jewish identity. Perhaps it will help her find words to articulate her ideas…
Rabbinic Counseling
Rabbi Elazar has fallen ill, and he is lying on his bed in physical and emotional pain. Rabbi Yochanan comes…
What is money for?
Once upon a time, two brothers lived in the same kingdom. One was a successful merchant; the other a successful…
Bees: Torah's Warrior-Farmers
Animal Dvar Torah for Shabbat Bereisheet. Link to it here.
Poverty/Poverty/Wealth/Wealth
Dvar Torah for Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Sukkot 5772. The philosophical thoughts I brought with me to Occupy Vancouver. Link to…
Occupy Vancouver
You could not have asked for a more beautiful morning for an outdoor gathering – whether it was a protest…
Harvest of Symbols
Early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Here it’s a basic physical fact of life that weather turns cold. Sensitive plants…