Retelling Exodus Experiments
Passover and the Omer journey offer opportunities to reflect on what kind of “getting out from under” this season is fostering
Sitter in Tents (Plural)
maybe Esau and Jacob are siblings who are both folks of the mind and both folks of the body…
Ask at Her Mouth
Rebecca’s story opens discussion of limitations and possibilities of choice.
Fleeing Faces
Does Hagar flee “from Sarah’s face,” due to Sarah’s great virtue or because “smiling faces sometimes….”
Dreamer and Dream
the concept of individuals and groups as both dreamer and dream brings to mind a powerful story arc of Star Trek: DS9
Dreaming Covenant
The portion Lekh-Lekha is full of visions, dreams, and experiences outside of simple space-time.
Torah and the Long Haul
celebrating a few scholars who have impacted my learning over decades and a sort of pep talk on the pace of change.
Ruin and Blame
“Ruin” and “blamelessness” are paired as the Torah closes and re-opens.
Kohelet and Human Wisdom
What is “chochmat adam” — wisdom of an Earthling, a human’s wisdom? How does intention shape our learning?
Adam Rishon
Adam Rishon took up all the space and, in classical midrash, was diminished due to sin. But what if…
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