Ruptures are a necessary part of creation. That’s how the universe, our species, and we as individuals came into existence. Some ruptures merely destroy. Others promote new life. There is an art to making ruptures that create new ways forward.… Read More

To have faith involves creativity, an artistry to see beyond the evident and obvious. Such faith powers the ongoing journey to freedom.… Read More

Every day we are challenged: to live in our dream world or to make our dream real in the world.… Read More

The book of Numbers is a journey of stumbling, in deeds and in words. Such stumbling is not an obstacle to a successful journey through the wilderness. It is the only way to achieve the promise of wholeness. … Read More

Our differences, when properly applied, unify us as one nation. … Read More

The journey through the wilderness is not primarily across a geographic span. It is an odyssey into the self. … Read More

The lesson of the Book of Leviticus is about the rigors of love. To live both individually and coupled. To exist as both separate and united.… Read More

Lovers meet in an embrace of mutual respect, dignity, values and passion. Shabbat is such an embrace.… Read More

Torah reminds us that out lives are not our own. Our individual origins lie in the Source of all creation, and we are called upon to live for the sake of all creation.… Read More

Living sometimes causes us to become self-preoccupied, insensitive and even harsh towards others. To become re-attached to holiness, to wholeness, involves wonder, curiosity, and love. … Read More