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
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
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
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
Out from the garden of Eden; on an ark in search of dry land; a departure from Haran; a search for good grazing land; a descent into Egypt; a freedom trail to a place to call home. … Read More
To live a life of mitzvot requires imagination, an essential ingredient of liberation and its responsibility.… Read More
Words on how to experience attachment to all are not a burden. They lighten our load.… Read More
Torah beckons us to go on a journey, not across time but across worlds in this very present moment. An extraordinary voyage that transforms us. … Read More
It is in the respectful and explored space between us where the greatest light is revealed.… Read More
The distinction between dimensions of heavenly heights and earthly depths is a sensory illusion. … Read More
To be present to one another is to become a site of revelation, where new possibilities are born.… Read More