Project 2025
by Dr. David Sanders I have a general rule when it comes to the length of books I am willing to read. I don’t remember how this personal rule started. It may have been the three times I tried to read the entirety of Robert Pirsig’s classic, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance when […]
Fourth of July: A time of choosing
by Melanie Gruenwald My husband and I were in the mountains this past week, enjoying the Colorado summer. It’s a gift to live here, and to have time to bike, hike and explore together. We have been married almost 23 years. We’ve learned to navigate both quiet and busy and take advantage of good times […]
Second Passover
by Dr. David Sanders Yesterday, I had a sudden urge to cook Matzoh Brei (rhymes with fry). It has been my custom to eat Matzoh on the day that is designated as Second Passover but I was not tracking the date. My mind was preoccupied with the hostages in Gaza. What is Second Passover? […]
Counting up: Tiferet
by Melanie Gruenwald Week3: Tiferet. This week, we are immersed in the third week of the counting of the Omer, experiencing the harmony and balance of Tiferet. We embody Tiferet as the holding of opposites. It seems to permeate everything these days. We are celebrating Israel’s Independence Day, while we are in […]
(Two Hundred and) Second Day
by Dr. David Sanders Today is the 2nd day in the upward count of 50 days from Passover to Shavuot (the holiday of weeks). It is a yearly meditative ritual count with a primary focus on the awareness practice of living in the present moment. Each day is counted to impress on us how precious […]
Melanie’s Blog: Podcasts, Books and TikTok
by Melanie GruenwaldThe spring weather in Denver has inspired me to walk to work as much as possible. It gives me time to get some steps in and listen to interesting podcasts.This week, I was inspired by two podcasts- Micah Goodman’s interview on the Times of Israel, and Ezra Klein Show- Will AI Break the Internet […]
Humble Warriors
by Dr. David Sanders To keep months aligned with the earth’s rotation around the sun, an extra day was added in the Gregorian calendar every four years to February, the month with the least number of days. A larger discrepancy between a yearlong calculation of lunar months and the earth’s rotation around the sun necessitated […]
Connecting at Woolworth’s
by Melanie Gruenwald On Monday, I stepped into an Uber in North Carolina, with a lovely driver who was warm and welcoming. I am on my first business trip since 2015—with great anticipation and also a little bit of jitters. The driver was telling me about his work. He recently retired from a career […]
Convicted: Aleksei Navalny
by Dr. David Sanders Both criminals and saints are convicted and both may wind up in prison. The criminal is convicted for their anti-social or illegal behavior. The saint is convicted of their strongly held beliefs. The dissident, Aleksei Navalny will be interred tomorrow. The funeral service is to be held in his hometown […]
The Other Trap
by Dr. David Sanders A response to Rabbi Irwin Kula’s Trapped in Trauma: Transcending the Dragon’s Gaze I have a traveling companion who I have never planned a trip with, let alone visited anywhere with. We have gone places. Our journeys are in the world of thought about preserving and evolving what is the […]