How does God wish to be seen? Torah’s answer to the question is ambiguous. In the book of Genesis we meet…
Tag: Torah
Kindness Saves the World
The world’s continued existence rests on three pillars: Torah study, worship of God, and acts of loving kindness. — Pirkei…
Real Love
At our Shabbat gatherings at synagogue, we read from the Torah about the adventures of our ancestors in the wilderness,…
Spiritual not Religious
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,”…
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…
Kabbalah by the Numbers
On the fourth day of Hanukkah, I accompanied a prison chaplain as she offered holiday programs at two medium-security institutions. Numbers matter…
Five Stages of Soul
Simchat Torah: a day for reading — and connecting — the beginning and end of the Torah. The Torah begins…