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Devekut Made Simple
Devekut. A kabbalistic concept that means “attachment to God.” The basic practice is simple: stay aware of God’s presence. You…
How Jews Read the Hebrew Bible: Introduction to Rabbinic Midrash
Fall term graduate course at VST, open to auditors, beginning September 15 2022, taught by Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan Midrash…
Real Love
At our Shabbat gatherings at synagogue, we read from the Torah about the adventures of our ancestors in the wilderness,…
What's the Story with Passover?
Spring term teaching is over at Vancouver School of Theology — just in time for Passover! I’ll miss the class…
Judaism on One Foot
Mission Impossible. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to present a 15-minute “introduction to Judaism, including its…
Hope: Spring's Multifaith Gift
Passover, Easter, Spring: seasons of hope for Jews, Christians, and everyone in our planet’s northern hemisphere. This might be just…
Hiding Behind the Veil
After God passes the Divine goodness by Moses, Moses dons a veil. From that day on, he unveils his face…
God is Coming and She Brings Hope
For forty-eight minutes, Father O’ neal was dead. As he crossed over into the next realm, he saw God. Forty-eight…