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
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
PARSHAT BAMIDBAR 5783 THE BEWILDERING THREAD
The book of Numbers tests our ability to weave the bewildering threads of life into a fabric of beauty, dignity and meaning. … Read More
PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI 5783 THE HOLINESS OF IMPERFECTIONS
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