the art of torah
PARSHAT TAZRIA-METZORA 5785 LIFE AND DEATH MERGING
Polarities can either destroy us or help us achieve a new level of unity. It's...
Read MorePARSHAT SHEMINI 5785 GENESIS ETERNAL!
Finding love is aided by seeing with more than our eyes.… Read More
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WE CONTINUE PASSOVER’S JOURNEY… Read More
Read MorePARSHAT TZAV 5785 PAINTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Finding love is aided by seeing with more than our eyes.… Read More
Read MorePARSHAT VAYIKRA 5785 A NEW REALISM: THE CALL OF LOVE
The call of love draws us closer to one another. It's always somewhat of a...
Read MorePARSHAT PEKUDEI 5785 A TASTE FOR THE IMAGINITIVE
Imagination liberates us from the grip of what seems to be inevitable, immovable and absolute....
Read MorePARSHAT VAYAKHEL 5785 POETIC SPACE
When we use the wisdom of our heart and the generosity of our spirit to...
Read MorePARSHAT KI TISA 5785 LIKE THE EVER-SPREADING LIGHT OF DAYBREAK
To be free is more than release from constraint. It also involves a respect for...
Read MorePARSHAT TETZAVEH 5785 TO SEE THE EARTH AGAIN
We are here to do good; we have distinction; and we are noble. This is...
Read MorePARSHAT TERUMAH 5785 NEITHER FLESH NOR FLESHLESS
When we give not in order to receive, we leave the weight of our fears...
Read MorePARSHAT MISHPATIM 5785 BEGINNING MIND
Revelation is not the source of new insights. It is induced by an openness we...
Read MorePARSHAT YITRO 5785 MOUNT SINAI: SALON DES REFUSES
To be free requires our appreciation of each other's individuality. To be just is to...
Read MorePARSHAT BESHALACH 5785 CROSSING THE DEEP
“They say – and I am willing to believe it – that it is difficult...
Read MorePARSHAT BO 5785 COMINGS AND GOINGS
When we confront and overcome internally our personal constrictions, we are better equipped to overcome...
Read MorePARSHAT VAERA 5785 REMOVING THE VEIL
Each of us is constituted of the answers we seek. When we scratch away at...
Read MorePARSHAT SHEMOT 5785 A VESSEL OF MEANING
Our power to use language in a way that does not pose final answers but...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYECHI 5785 THE ART OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
Life is found through the questions we ask and the creativity within us they unleash.…...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYIGASH 5785 ESTRANGEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION
Disorienting experiences can drive us deeper into old patterns. Or they can open us up...
Read MorePARSHAT MIKETZ 5785 A MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Separations are a natural part of development. How we handle them determines whether they lead...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYESHEV 5785 THE BEAUTY OF UNCERTAINTY
Surrendering our drive for total control over others gains us greater power than we ever...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYISHLACH 5785 WHEN WILL THIS CRISIS BE OVER?
Every crisis in our life gives us the opportunity to become a better version of...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYETZEI 5785 THE WAY OF DISPOSSESSION
The journey to the divine promise of peace and wholeness involves overcoming narrowness and deepening...
Read MorePARSHAT TOLDOT 5785
IN HONOR OF THANKSGIVING WHICH ENCOURAGES US TO GATHER AROUND A TABLE WITH FAMILY AND...
Read MorePARSHAT CHAYEI SARA 5785 TO BLUNT THE ABSOLUTE
We can overcome the absoluteness of death by attuning ourselves to and walking as caring...
Read MorePARSHAT VAYERA 5785 THE POWER OF TESTIFYING
Torah invites us into a conversation. Our testifying of it can be transformational. … Read...
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