PARSHAT NASO 5781 ONE NATION, MANY ASPECTS
Our differences, when properly applied, unify us as one nation. … Read More
PARSHAT BAMIDBAR 5781 DESIRE WITHIN THE WILDERNESS
The journey through the wilderness is not primarily across a geographic span. It is an odyssey into the self. … Read More
PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI 5781 TO BE A STRANGER AND A DWELLER
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
PARSHAT EMOR 5781 HOW LOVERS MEET
Lovers meet in an embrace of mutual respect, dignity, values and passion. Shabbat is such an embrace.… Read More
PARSHAT ACHAREI MOT-KEDOSHIM 5781 THE ILLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE REALMS
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
PARSHAT TAZRIA-METZORA 5781 A WHISPER WILL BE HEARD
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
PARSHAT SHEMINI 5781 SACRED DIVISION
The conclusion of the seventh day is the beginning of human creativity. We separate from intense holiness in order to make holiness real in the world. … Read More
PARSHAT TZAV 5781 FRAGMENTATION LEADING TO WHOLENESS
To know one’s own limitations, deficiencies, the fragments of oneself is the beginning of creating wholeness. … Read More
PARSHAT VAYIKRA 5781 THE BIG SMALLNESS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP
Good leaders help others to expand their presence and place in the story. … Read More
PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI 5781 UNIQUENESS AND UNION
The march through the Book of Exodus begins in slavery, in fracture, and concludes with a celebration of what unique individuals can construct when united in noble purpose.… Read More