Spiritual Potential in the Time of Covid
After the intensity of last month’s Jewish holidays, it’s a relief to return to a normal routine. This month on …
Category Archives: Judaism
Fear of Change Has Led to Toxic Masculinity
We are living in strange times. Having said that, I realize that I might as well have said that water …
Dancing and Mourning
The Jewish people are a tenacious bunch. Despite the odds being stacked against us, we continue to survive and thrive. …
Open the Door to Transcendence
Today is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return, immediately before Yom Kippur. But what does it mean for a person …
The Day of Atoning
To my friends and readers who are not Jewish: Today’s post is a call from my heart to both myself …
Mourning a Giant
Most of the time, we each behave as though we are at the center of the drama of our own …
Opening Our Hearts
This week’s Torah portion is Nitzavim, and it contains a passage that many Jewish congregations will chant on Yom Kippur …
Like a Phoenix, We Rise Up
Today is the 10th day of the month of Av on the Jewish calendar. Yesterday was Tisha B’Av, the 9th, …
This Week, I Mourned and Fasted
Today was Tisha B’Av, a day that for Jews commemorates many horrific things that happened to our people. Things that …
Mourning the Past & Changing the Future
It rained all day here in Sarasota. Floridians are more accustomed to rainstorms that come and go, sometimes several times …
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