PARSHAT TAZRIA-METZORA 5783 AT THE THRESHOLD
Boundary-breaking encounters bring us in touch with both the power of creation and the possibility of oblivion. Rituals of embrace protect us and help our survival and return.… Read More
PARSHAT SHEMINI 5783 GIVE THANKS FOR STRANGENESS
Unsettling texts are part of the story of an unsettled people. They are designed to provoke multiple points of view, which is how we find our way home.… Read More
CHAG PESACH SAMEACH “…AS IF YOU YOURSELF CAME OUT OF EGYPT”
Passover in Jerusalem evokes the instruction from the Mishnah: “In every generation, you must see yourself as if you yourself came out of Egypt.”… Read More
PARSHAT TZAV 5783 WHERE THE APPARENT GIVES WAY TO THE HIDDEN
Leviticus is a pause in our rush forward in our ambitions. It reminds us to tend within us the fire which powers our love for higher service.… 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 B’REISHIT 5783 THE FULFILLING POWER OF LONGING
Life consists of a series of separations. They can evoke from us despair. They can also evoke from us a fruitful longing for connection. … Read More