Week 2 Gevurah: Determination and Focus This second week of the counting of the Omer is connected to the Sefirah of Gevurah which means strength. In Kabbalah it is taken …
The Depth of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is really nothing more than an act of self-healing and self-empowerment. I call it a miracle medicine. It is free, it works and has no side effects. The …
New Year, New Moon, New Joy
New Year NewYear, again? According to the rabbinic tradition there are four ‘new years’ every year – for months (moons), for animals (of the flock), for humans (Rosh Hashanah), and …
Refuse to Accept
Is there enough money to afford education for every child on earth, to feed the hungry and starving, and to provide public toilets? Kailash Satyarthi, the co-winner of the …
The Whole Me
The black and white photo to the left is dated 1965. Does that help in identifying who the mother and child are? If you know that the mother’s first name …
Blind to Color
The mid-term elections this week expose “insufficient” language that serves to harm and divide our great country. It is not just the incessant language of rhetoric that divides liberal and …
The Counting of the Omer 2014 Getting our Identity Back
For the past few years we have “counted the Omer” together—a 50 day count from Passover to the holiday of Shavuot. Following the tradition in Kabbalah—the weekly and daily counts …
Summer Clouds
Last week’s blog about memory generated a good deal of commentary. Memories continue to be a focus for me as I clear out closets and go through boxes, especially those …
Possibilian
Perhaps creativity is a function of how little we know. There is this guy who keeps popping up on my radar—name David Eagleman. We share an interest in time. I …
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Face Uplift
This final week of the count of the Omer (the sefirah of Malchut) asks of us: “Now that you have faced the truth (about yourself) what are you doing about …