Shabbat

The scriptural readings of Shavuot force us to consider the emotional and spiritual dimensions of indebtedness.

Studying to the point of exhaustion on Shavuot has a deeper purpose.

Perhaps the Jewish people are the embodied principle of life itself, a distillation of humanity evolving toward that which it is not yet?  

Ancient rules regarding priestly purity offer guidance for moments when weighing different kinds of needs against each other proves difficult.

Allowing oneself to be overcome by the exquisiteness of a moment is harder than it seems. Shabbat can help.

Truly great leadership requires a correspondence between an individual’s inner and outer lives.

Why is the festival of freedom also the holiday with the most rules?

Only when we open our doors to the hungry will we really be open to redemption.

Modern Jewish life has been largely drained of the drama and emotional release available in ancient times. Is there a way to recapture it?

Visiting with those in dire need, God's presence never felt more present — or absent.

The mythic and the magical has its place in the sanctuary of the holy.

Countless moments in the Bible demonstrate the raw power of voice, divine and human, to heal or destroy.