PARSHAT MISHPATIM 5781 TO IMBUE OLD FORMS WITH NEW MEANING
The transformative moment that is Sinai comes in response to a human readiness for new responsibilities for self-governing and self-discovery. … Read More
PARSHAT YITRO 5781 THE VOICE OUT OF THE DARKNESS
The call to human spiritual greatness and moral responsibility didn’t happen just once. It happens every day. We tremble at its evocation of us.… Read More
PARSHAT BESHALACH 5781 GOING FORWARD
Life-changing moments do not announce themselves with neon signs or broadcast bulletins. They are with us every day. Move forward into them…step by step. And then one can begin to shape the narrative anew. … Read More
PARSHAT BO 5781 BEFORE A GOING THERE IS A COMING
Sometimes you need to go even deeper into the darkness before you can go out into the light. … Read More
PARSHAT VAERA 5782 REVERIE AND REDEMPTION
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
PARSHAT VAERA 5781 THE BALANCE HANGS IN A PLACE THAT IS NOT
Essential to both a healthy human being and a healthy nation is the ability to speak with justice and to listen with compassion. … Read More
PARSHAT SHEMOT 5781 LET US ACQUIRE A NAME FOR OURSELVES
To make a name for ourselves requires both a discovery of our uniqueness and an awareness of our need for others.… Read More
PARSHAT VAYESHEV 5781 PAINTING THROUGH A PANDEMIC: THE WAY OF LADDERS
“Your offspring shall be strangers in a land not theirs” turns out to be not punishment but part of our training in becoming loving, compassionate human beings.… Read More
PARSHAT TOLDOT 5781 TO LIVE IN THE QUESTIONS
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
PARSHAT VAYECHI 5781 CONFOUNDING BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
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