the art of torah

Open works of art engage us as participants in and not mere observers of creativity....

Every crisis bears within it both brokenness and hope. To act upon the hope within...

Such a lovely, fun holiday starts this week. The lighting of candles. The eating of...

When we make ourselves vulnerable to a struggle between our self-centered anxieties and our sacred...

This week many of us will sit around a table of thanksgiving with family and...

To live our questions, rather than rush to answer them, becomes their own resolve.… Read...

With each act that takes responsibility for life we lessen despair's grip on us and...

We walk through a life often far more foggy than we would like. The responsibility...

When we exchange control over others for deeper knowledge of ourselves, we begin the journey...

The greatest structures we can build are those full of space for expanding possibilities. …...

Through the allure of ambiguity we become participant artists creating beauty and meaning in the...

We have come to the end. It is shattering and it is hopeful. On Simchat...

To exist is a shattering experience. To become human is to learn the ways of...

To sing its story of the journey from slavery to freedom is how we fulfill...

Beyond all the decrees, directions and instructions there is the story itself. Of a people...

The sacred instruction to remember is a call to participate in a journey to freedom...

Through acts of self-restraint we make make possible a world with others that is called...

To cross over from the stage of dependency to one of sovereignty requires transitioning from...

To be both at home and on the way home is a spiritual practice for...

To create a silence within us that allows us to be attentive to others is...

To cross over from the dimension of exile and dependence to that of sovereignty and...

What we need to know is always present with us. What is required is the...

ep breathing allows for reflection and thoughtful decision-making. A community needs this conscious give and...

The fracturing of old ways reveals the ambiguity of life that has always been present....

The fracturing of old ways reveals the ambiguity of life that has always been present....