PARSHAT VAETCHANAN 5783 THE SOUND OF SILENCE
To create a silence within us that allows us to be attentive to others is part of the sanctification of the world. … Read More
PARSHAT DEVARIM 5783 DEPARTURE POINT: FROM DIVINE TO HUMAN
To cross over from the dimension of exile and dependence to that of sovereignty and responsibility requires discovering God as a force within us. … Read More
PARSHAT MATOT-MASEI 5783 STUMBLING FORWARD BACK TO A NEW BEGINNING
What we need to know is always present with us. What is required is the courage to stumble over the familiar, over ourselves, to discover them anew, for the first time.… Read More
PARSHAT PINCHAS 5783 THE POWER OF BALANCED BREATHING
ep breathing allows for reflection and thoughtful decision-making. A community needs this conscious give and take as much as an individual does. … Read More
PARSHAT KORACH 5783 WHERE IS THE LOVE?
The fracturing of old ways reveals the ambiguity of life that has always been present. To become an active member of a community of interpreters involves the obligation to growth truth.… Read More
SHULCHAN SUPPORTS DALI EXHIBIT AT OJMCHE
We are very proud to have helped bring Salvador Dali’s 25-piece series aliyah to the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education… Read More
PARSHAT SHELACH LECHA 5783 TO MAKE THE MUNDANE MEANINGFUL
Torah’s mission is not to lift people up to heaven; it is to bring heaven down to earth. The mundane becomes the pathway to the sacred.… Read More
PARSHAT BEHA’ALOTECHA 5783 THE WORK OF HEROES
To confront our fears and our weaknesses is the work of heroes. It is how we get home, to a life undivided and sovereign.… Read More
PARSHAT NASO 5783 THE TRUE MEASURE OF FREEDOM
The true measure of freedom is the extent of our obligation to one another.… Read More