the art of torah

To be free is more than release from constraint. It also involves a respect for...

We are here to do good; we have distinction; and we are noble. This is...

When we give not in order to receive, we leave the weight of our fears...

Revelation is not the source of new insights. It is induced by an openness we...

To be free requires our appreciation of each other's individuality. To be just is to...

“They say – and I am willing to believe it – that it is difficult...

When we confront and overcome internally our personal constrictions, we are better equipped to overcome...

Each of us is constituted of the answers we seek. When we scratch away at...

Our power to use language in a way that does not pose final answers but...

Life is found through the questions we ask and the creativity within us they unleash.…...

Disorienting experiences can drive us deeper into old patterns. Or they can open us up...

Separations are a natural part of development. How we handle them determines whether they lead...

Surrendering our drive for total control over others gains us greater power than we ever...

Every crisis in our life gives us the opportunity to become a better version of...

The journey to the divine promise of peace and wholeness involves overcoming narrowness and deepening...

IN HONOR OF THANKSGIVING WHICH ENCOURAGES US TO GATHER AROUND A TABLE WITH FAMILY AND...

We can overcome the absoluteness of death by attuning ourselves to and walking as caring...

Torah invites us into a conversation. Our testifying of it can be transformational. … Read...

A readiness to embark on a journey of endless self-discovery brings us to the land...

Expanding our awareness of the presence of others increases our hopes to avoid catastrophic floods...

What brings us peace are not attempts at controlling creation but at being in attunement...

Torah teaches us a song that is not finished. It invites us to be co-creators...

Telling the Jewish story provokes more questions than it provides answers. And that precisely how...

When we go out from the fears and anxieties and narrow visions that constrain our...

The pursuit of happiness is found not in the endless chasing after things and experiences...