PARSHAT EMOR 5784 – STILL LIFE THAT IS HARDLY STILL
Whether it is a text, a painting or ourselves, what defines perfection is not a finalized, unalterable nature but the infinite dimensions of meaning to be found there.… Read More
Whether it is a text, a painting or ourselves, what defines perfection is not a finalized, unalterable nature but the infinite dimensions of meaning to be found there.… Read More
When we find a way to simultaneously honor our past and critique the limitations in the present it has created, we shape a future iridescent with possibilities. … Read More
Every crisis bears within it both brokenness and hope. To act upon the hope within it is a renaissance of imagination, of life itself.… Read More
Such a lovely, fun holiday starts this week. The lighting of candles. The eating of rich, indulgent foods like potato latkes and sufganiyot.… Read More
When we make ourselves vulnerable to a struggle between our self-centered anxieties and our sacred possibilities, we can access new dimensions of courage, resilience and compassion.… Read More
This week many of us will sit around a table of thanksgiving with family and friends. It is an opportunity to reflect on a world that is other than we might wish it to be and to imagine the possibilities nurtured by hope.… Read More
To live our questions, rather than rush to answer them, becomes their own resolve.… Read More
With each act that takes responsibility for life we lessen despair’s grip on us and increase our capacity to imagine both ourselves and the world being different than it is now.… Read More
We walk through a life often far more foggy than we would like. The responsibility to determine what is true requires reflection, integrity and above all a sense of justice.… Read More
When we exchange control over others for deeper knowledge of ourselves, we begin the journey that leads to greater security and well-being.… Read More