Encouraging Thoughts
It’s Saturday morning and I’m still in bed, not ready to begin my day. The dogs are quiet and letting …
Author Archives: SRQ Jew
Pray Like You Mean It!
It is ridiculous how much I’ve changed over the past year. What’s changed? I’ve learned that “the God I don’t …
What’s God’s Name?
When someone says “I don’t believe in God” the obvious question is, “Which God don’t you believe in?” Often the …
On the Way to Prayer Camp
Despite the silly nickname (blame my friend David C.) the Davvevin Leadership Training Institute is serious business. It’s just a …
iPad, iPod, iPhone…. iDo
I was with a 84-year-old friend today who cheerfully admits to being a dinosaur. Aside from a very old flip-phone (which …
It’s Official!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, what we already knew was going to happen has happened… I’ve been officially accepted into the …
A Study in Contrasts
Incongruous – out of place; absurd; odd. Not in accord or consistent. In other words, my life over the past …
God’s Vocabulary
“God gave me mind and heart to learn divine matters from natural events.” So wrote Harold Schulweis while in the …
News from California
Here’s the difference between studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary (where I earned my MA) and Aleph (the Jewish Renewal …
Unresolved Issues Hereby Resolved
I began this blog 364 days ago. Here’s what I wrote on June 27, 2010: Where to begin? I think …
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