A personal spiritual retreat. Just for a day, I went to Bethlehem Centre, in Nanaimo, Canada. Before bed, the first…
Tag: Prayer
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…
Hannah's Child: Spirituality for a New Generation
The Biblical character Hannah abandons her son. This should shock us. Hannah does not take mothering for granted. Instead, she…
We Went Down to the River to Pray
A day off. Wow. Did I even dare to pray for it? It’s a rare treat in the religion business!…
Broken-hearted Prayer
So many dead in racial violence in one short, chaotic American week. Dear Lord. Dear Lord. Whose heart isn’t breaking?…
To Infinity and Beyond
Solomon Ibn Gabirol A Jew raised in Muslim Spain 11th century Known to Jews as a literary artist a…
A Divine Hug
“People from the United Church of Canada like to hug,” said my friend B. I filed this random fact away…
Spiritual Intercessor
At a Jewish funeral, you might hear the prayer, “May she (or he) be a melitz yosher for her family.”…
Religion and Politics
If we attend a synagogue, we don’t have to go far to begin to explore multiple perspectives on Israel. We…