PARSHAT VAYESHEV 5786 ACTS OF LOVE
The way of love has no certainty of a specific outcome. It is a path marked by vulnerability and risk. The promise it offers, though, is beyond measure.… Read More
PARSHAT VAYISHLACH 5786 A LOVE SUPREME: THE BLESSING OF UNCERTAINTY
The blessing of uncertainty is the opportunity to discover what lies beyond the limits of who we currently are.… Read More
PARSHAT VAYETZEI 5786 WHERE TO FIND HOPE
IN HONOR OF THANKSGIVING, WHICH ENCOURAGES US TO GATHER AROUND A TABLE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HERE IS A COMMENTARY ON THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION PARSHAT VAYETZEI… Read More
PARSHAT TOLDOT 5786 THE BLESSING OF GENERATIONS
The way to the promise of fulfillment, fruition and peace requires an un-knowing of those certainties that serve only to blunt our capacity for love, compassion and connection.… Read More
PARSHAT CHAYEI SARAH 5786 A SINGLE GARMENT OF DESTINY
To be alive is to pierce the veil of separation and to behold the weave of the world.… Read More
PARSHAT VAYERA 5786 THE POWER OF AN APPEARANCE
Appearances are constantly coming into our lives. They have the power to unlock the treasures of love, compassion and justice that are our spiritual inheritance.… Read More
PARSHAT LECH LECHA 5786 AN EMPTINESS FULL OF POSSIBILITIES
The journey to a new dimension of self occurs within a framework of fixed responsibilities that supports an imaginative exploration of new possibilities.… Read More
PARSHAT NOACH 5786 LIVING THROUGH HARD RAIN
We can live fearlessly through tumultuous times by increasing our caring and compassion for others. It is the song of love triumphant.… Read More
PARSHAT B’REISHIT 5786 DEEP CALLS UNTO DEEP
The deep that is beyond the universe itself and is the Source of all life and the deep that is the soul within each of us call unto each other for loving reunion.… Read More
PARSHAT NITZAVIM-VAYEILECH: UNFINISHED WORK
The sculptor Jacque Lipschitz was once asked: “How do you know when a work of art is finished?” Lipschitz replied, “When I stop working on it.” … Read More