PARSHAT DEVARIM 5783 DEPARTURE POINT: FROM DIVINE TO HUMAN
To cross over from the dimension of exile and dependence to that of sovereignty and responsibility requires discovering God as a force within us. … Read More
PARSHAT MATOT-MASEI 5783 STUMBLING FORWARD BACK TO A NEW BEGINNING
What we need to know is always present with us. What is required is the courage to stumble over the familiar, over ourselves, to discover them anew, for the first time.… Read More
PARSHAT PINCHAS 5783 THE POWER OF BALANCED BREATHING
ep breathing allows for reflection and thoughtful decision-making. A community needs this conscious give and take as much as an individual does. … Read More
PARSHAT KORACH 5783 WHERE IS THE LOVE?
The fracturing of old ways reveals the ambiguity of life that has always been present. To become an active member of a community of interpreters involves the obligation to growth truth.… Read More
PARSHAT SHELACH LECHA 5783 TO MAKE THE MUNDANE MEANINGFUL
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
PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI 5783 THE HOLINESS OF IMPERFECTIONS
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
PARSHAT ACHAREI MOT-KEDOSHIM 5783 THE HOLINESS OF BEING UNDERWAY
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
PARSHAT TZAV 5783 WHERE THE APPARENT GIVES WAY TO THE HIDDEN
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
PARSHAT VAYIKRA 5783 WHERE IS THIS JOURNEY GOING?
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