Bringing Our All
God doesn't demand that we apportion ourselves into little pieces, some parts of which are publicly acceptable and the rest hidden away.
Bringing the Light
Sometimes we bring the light to others, and sometimes we need to borrow a spark.
Get Your Plots in Order
Abraham had to search for a grave when Sarah died. Our family was luckier.
Back of the House
Will the "Great Resignation" and this week's Torah portion, Vayera, remind us to value less visible workers?
Running and Returning
The maze-like path of the labyrinth, leading in and out of a sacred center, echoes an ancient kabbalistic idea.
What Must We Risk?
As the floodwaters rise around us, the story of Noah’s Ark calls on us to ask: What does righteousness look like in our generation?
In Praise of Nothing
After a month filled to the brim with ritual observance, the Hebrew month of Heshvan invites us to holy stillness.
A Time For Every Purpose
The biblical book of Ecclesiastes offers a different way to think about time — not as a unit of measurement, but as shifting periods of emotion and action.
Blessings in Hard Times
Jewish tradition suggests that discovering blessing is always possible — even in hard moments.
The Redemptive Strangeness of Yom Kippur
For the ancient Israelites, the Yom Kippur rituals signified a world in which God brought moral order out of chaos.
The Anti Auto-Correct Religion
In an era of predictive ideology, Judaism maintains that humans are endowed with free will.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The different between the Jewish and Western notions of happiness is captured by psychologist Abraham Maslow's notions of self-actualization and self-transcendence.