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

The true measure of freedom is the extent of our obligation to one another.… Read More

The book of Numbers tests our ability to weave the bewildering threads of life into a fabric of beauty, dignity and meaning. … Read More

Torah is not a call to perfection. It is a summons to a life of ongoing improvement, for the sake of all. It is a call to liberty and its responsibilities.… Read More

To locate oneself in the story is to also discover that the story is inside oneself. And then one can begin to shape the narrative anew.… Read More

A longing to reconnect intimately with the world and those around us after we have experienced profound loss is part of a sacred journey. It sets us underway once again.… Read More

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

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