the art of torah

PARSHAT NITZAVIM-VAYEILECH 5786 PRIEST OF THE INVISIBLE

A poetic life pierces the myth of inevitability and unlocks chambers of possibility.… Read More

PARSHAT KI TAVO 5786 THE FRUITFULNESS OF STORYTELLING

Abiding faith finds its place in a world constructed not of final answers but by...

PARSHAT SHOFTIM 5786 CREATIVE TENSION

Living in creative tension with that which is different is liberating and empowering.… Read More

PARSHAT RE’EH 5786 THE MIRACLE OF SEEING

To see the ordinary in extraordinary ways. To reveal the wondrous that is always present....

THE POWER OF VACATION

I have often wondered about the origin of the notion of “vacation” as a time...

PARSHAT CHUKAT-BALAK 5786 FAITH: A WORK OF ART

Faith is a work of art. It takes shape and vibrancy as we discover the...

PARSHAT KORACH 5786 THE VISION OF A GREAT AND NOBLE LIFE

Healthy language is that which promotes exchange and mutuality. It expresses curiosity, hope and the...

PARSHAT SHELACH LECHA 5786 TO DISCOVER LOVE

Overcoming fears about our own unworthiness is a step towards receiving the fullness of love...

PARSHAT BEHA’ALOTECHA 5786 HIDDEN DESIRES, CONSCIOUS CRAVINGS

The ceaseless hunger for more results in a perpetual state of spiritual emptiness. The corrective...

PARSHAT NASO 5786 SECRET CAVITIES

Our ability to live with and through uncertainties is a greater source of strength than...

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SHAVUOT A TIME OF HARVEST

Torah challenges our tendency to find a single meaning for any word, any event, any...

PARSHAT BAMIDBAR 5786 TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE

The purpose of Torah's census was not to quantify but to affirm the worth of...

PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI 5786 A DIFFICULT LIBERTY

A liberty that frees all is built on the released grip of domination, the open...

PARSHAT EMOR 5786 WHISPERS OF LIFE

To rely solely on strict judgment to repair the effects of life's inevitable unfairnesses exposes...

PARSHAT ACHAREI MOT-KEDOSHIM 5786 TO SEE THE STRANGE AS ONESELF

More than shared interests, backgrounds and points of view, it may be our strangeness to...

PARSHAT TAZRIA-METZORA 5786 THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE

The struggle for life is less about defending ourselves from attack and more about increasing...

PARSHAT SHEMINI 5786 THE WAY TO THE FUTURE

The way to the future is paved by overcoming our impediments to intimacy.… Read More

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PASSOVER’S JOURNEY

“In every generation, you must see yourself as if you yourself came out of Egypt.”...

PARSHAT TZAV 5786 WINGS OF HOPE

A state of liminal flow, that between wakefulness and dreaming, can release us from a...

PARSHAT VAYIKRA 5786 LIGHT FROM DARKNESS

The Mishkan and its rituals were designed to help us overcome the distance we might...

PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI 5786 WISDOM’S HOUSE

To imagine ourselves - and those around us - as capable of so much more...

PARSHAT KI TISA 5786 A KNOT OF MYSTERY

To say that one has a knot in one’s chest or stomach is to describe...

PARSHAT TETZAVEH 5786 AN ANGEL OF EARTH

A home that welcomes the unexpected, the visitor, is one constructed for glory and beauty.…...

PARSHAT TERUMAH 5786 A TEXT THAT FLICKERS, A DOT THAT WANDERS

The path towards peace, fulfillment and responsibility involves shedding absolute certainty and the urge to...

PARSHAT MISHPATIM 5786 TO BEGIN WITHOUT BEGINNING

Sacred beginnings are not based on a knowledge of our destination. They are driven by...