PARSHAT VAYIKRA 5783 WHERE IS THIS JOURNEY GOING?
Out from the garden of Eden; on an ark in search of dry land; a departure from Haran; a search for good grazing land; a descent into Egypt; a freedom trail to a place to call home. … Read More
PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI 5783 WINGS OF IMAGINATION
To live a life of mitzvot requires imagination, an essential ingredient of liberation and its responsibility.… Read More
PARSHAT KI TISA 5783 WORDS THAT LIGHTEN THE LOAD
Words on how to experience attachment to all are not a burden. They lighten our load.… Read More
PARSHAT TETZAVEH 5783 A JOURNEY TO BEYOND AND BACK
Torah beckons us to go on a journey, not across time but across worlds in this very present moment. An extraordinary voyage that transforms us. … Read More
PARSHAT TERUMAH 5783 WHERE THE GREATEST LIGHT IS REVEALED
It is in the respectful and explored space between us where the greatest light is revealed.… Read More
PARSHAT MISHPATIM 5783 BACK DOWN TO (OR IS IT UP?) TO EARTH
The distinction between dimensions of heavenly heights and earthly depths is a sensory illusion. … Read More
PARSHAT YITRO 5783 TO BE PRESENT
To be present to one another is to become a site of revelation, where new possibilities are born.… Read More
PHARAOH: IN A RIVER OF BOTH GRACE AND JUDGMENT
Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her play “A Raisin in the Sun,” which debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title is based on lines from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hushes: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” The play has achieved the status of a classic in American theater.… Read More
PARSHAT BESHALACH 5783 IMMERSION AND EMERGENCE: CROSSING THE WATERS
Freedom is not only liberation from external restraints. It also involves overcoming internalized feelings of negativity and fear of lack.… Read More
PARSHAT BO 5783 COMINGS AND GOINGS: THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF TORAH
To be a source of liberation we need to first confront our own fears and layers of self-protection. … Read More