The greatest structures we can build are those full of space for expanding possibilities. … Read More

Through the allure of ambiguity we become participant artists creating beauty and meaning in the world.… Read More

We have come to the end. It is shattering and it is hopeful. On Simchat Torah we read the very last verses of the book of Deuteronomy. … Read More

To exist is a shattering experience. To become human is to learn the ways of healing. … Read More

To sing its story of the journey from slavery to freedom is how we fulfill the book.… Read More

Beyond all the decrees, directions and instructions there is the story itself. Of a people journeying from dependency to freedom, from passivity to responsibility. Remember the story and you’ll find your way home. … Read More

The sacred instruction to remember is a call to participate in a journey to freedom and responsibility that was started long ago. … Read More

Through acts of self-restraint we make make possible a world with others that is called home. … Read More

To cross over from the stage of dependency to one of sovereignty requires transitioning from following a light to being the light. That is achieved by caring for the vulnerable and sharing what one has with others.… Read More

To be both at home and on the way home is a spiritual practice for a meaningful life. The primary exercise is to hear, to still the clamor of fear, anxiety and anger. Hospitality to others is an outward expression of hearing. … Read More