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

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

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

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

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

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

Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her play “A Raisin in the Sun,” which debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title is based on lines from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hushes: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” The play has achieved the status of a classic in American theater.… Read More