IN HONOR OF THANKSGIVING WHICH ENCOURAGES US TO GATHER AROUND A TABLE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS HERE IS A COMMENTARY FROM 5784/2023 ON THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION PARSHAT TOLDOT. TO BE THE BIRTH SITE OF AN UNFOLDING STORY… Read More

We can overcome the absoluteness of death by attuning ourselves to and walking as caring companions with others.… Read More

Torah invites us into a conversation. Our testifying of it can be transformational.
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A readiness to embark on a journey of endless self-discovery brings us to the land of promise.… Read More

Expanding our awareness of the presence of others increases our hopes to avoid catastrophic floods and the construction of exclusive towers destined to fall.… Read More

What brings us peace are not attempts at controlling creation but at being in attunement with it.… Read More

Torah teaches us a song that is not finished. It invites us to be co-creators of this way of wisdom.… Read More

Telling the Jewish story provokes more questions than it provides answers. And that precisely how we sustain and enliven ourselves as we add to the tale.… Read More

When we go out from the fears and anxieties and narrow visions that constrain our souls, we can experience the promise of a life of peace and fulfillment.… Read More

The pursuit of happiness is found not in the endless chasing after things and experiences to fill our aching souls but in the contentment found in living a life of harmony and connection and reverence.… Read More